DSK wrote:



A stop-and-lock on a turbine plant takes a bit less skill, since all you
have to do is shut of steam on the ahead throttle and crack open the
astern throttle, then slowly open it further. Less things to break, too.

You would not disengage the main gearbox? Do you think the main turbine
gets spun backwards by the reversing turbine? Two other common methods
are CPP and clutches with reversing gears (the clutches are particularly
interesting from an engineering aspect).

Cheers