. American engineer and railroad journal . is a source of constant anxiety to those who run locomotives,and to those who have the responsibility of their care. Thisis due to the fact that the inside plates which are exposed tothe fire, the stay-bolts and braces, and, in fact, the win lestructure are subjected to great strains, which are very im-perfectly understood, are exposed to constant deterioration,and are always liable to fail, and—as Mr. l?ork has pointed SECTION ON W X BORKS BRICK LINED LOCOMOTIVE FIRE-BOX. and no reduction, but rather an increase of efficiency, it mustbe admitted that
. American engineer and railroad journal . is a source of constant anxiety to those who run locomotives,and to those who have the responsibility of their care. Thisis due to the fact that the inside plates which are exposed tothe fire, the stay-bolts and braces, and, in fact, the win lestructure are subjected to great strains, which are very im-perfectly understood, are exposed to constant deterioration,and are always liable to fail, and—as Mr. l?ork has pointed SECTION ON W X BORKS BRICK LINED LOCOMOTIVE FIRE-BOX. and no reduction, but rather an increase of efficiency, it mustbe admitted that it would be a very great advance. Mr. Bork claimed in the paper from which we have quotedthat he bad achieved all these results. In that paper he said : For building an entirely new boiler w ith the brick fire-box,having a capacity sufficient for the standard freight engine,the expense would be about 6,000 marks ($1,500), while thecost of a boiler of similar efficiency of ordinary construction(with copper firebox) would be 11,000 marks
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