. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . apply and the cars at the rear willnot run up so forcibly, if at all. The over anxiety on the part of someengineers to spot the manhole under thewater crane frequently leads to the move-ment of the brake valve handle over theservice notch onto the emergency, andalthough an emergency application maynot be obtained, a quick service will in the event of the overchargedfront end, the shock is very much agsra-vated. Unless at points where it is im-possible to back the train, due to thegrade, it is much better practice to runby the water crane and then t
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . apply and the cars at the rear willnot run up so forcibly, if at all. The over anxiety on the part of someengineers to spot the manhole under thewater crane frequently leads to the move-ment of the brake valve handle over theservice notch onto the emergency, andalthough an emergency application maynot be obtained, a quick service will in the event of the overchargedfront end, the shock is very much agsra-vated. Unless at points where it is im-possible to back the train, due to thegrade, it is much better practice to runby the water crane and then to crowd thetrain back the desired amount. X. ^V Misplaced [T(iR : In a certain roundlioiise the locomotivefitter put up an air tank with a specialtype of brackets shown in the accompany-ing drawing. When the job was done itwas found that the tank was three inchestoo high. After discovering his mistake,he had the good sense not to cry his eyesnut about it. but before the foreman cameannmd he discovered the error into which. FIG. A. he had lalltn and succeeded in rectifyingthe mistake. Fig. A shows the tank in position whenit was too high, and when the situation,like a dark cloud, fell upon the misguidedmachinist, and if any of your readers willkmdly obscure Fig. B, and try and workout the remedy, he will get a real lessonin ingenuity. If, however, he fails to seewhere the remedy can be applied withoutdrilling and tapping new holes in thetank, Fig. B will show the method in theparticular instance whereby a rectificationw-as made and the tank lowered to theproper position. The brackets might not always comelike those in the illustrations, but theymay always he made to come right with-out making too many holes in the tank. Montreal, Canada. J. G. Loose Axles. Editor : During my travels and in conversationwith those directly interested in runningrepairs and the failures incidental there-to, I found some anxiety in regard towheels under tenders and cars becomin
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