. Official proceedings . ance of superheater locomotives. Only the import-ant items under these subjects have been taken up. Upon theproper maintenance and proper operation depends the possibilityof obtaining the savings and the advantages that are ofifered bythe use of superheated steam, ^^hile it may appear from thepoints that have been mentioned that the maintenance of the su-perheater locomotive is considerable, it is found in actual prac-tice that the maintenance costs are not higher for the superheaterec|uipment than for any other similar part of the locomotive. Ex-perience has also prov
. Official proceedings . ance of superheater locomotives. Only the import-ant items under these subjects have been taken up. Upon theproper maintenance and proper operation depends the possibilityof obtaining the savings and the advantages that are ofifered bythe use of superheated steam, ^^hile it may appear from thepoints that have been mentioned that the maintenance of the su-perheater locomotive is considerable, it is found in actual prac-tice that the maintenance costs are not higher for the superheaterec|uipment than for any other similar part of the locomotive. Ex-perience has also proven that a great many of the troubles thatare encountered in the maintenance and operation are due to alack of experience and may be eliminated if the proper care istaken at the start. I have a few slides that will show the construction of thesuperheaters, and I will describe them briefly, and if there areany points that you care to ask that are not clear, I will be gladto answer them while the slide is on the screen. 113. 1. Type A top header fire tube superheater applied to locomotiveswith outside steam pipes. 114
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