. Official proceedings . r L MlMi !g;t 1 11 UL-llfe. r-fp^- i5: ■:::*• f1 r f =F =j* P ~T COMPARISON liETWEEN SCOOPS OF COAL FIRED UY HAM) o.\STOKER AND HAND-FIRED LOCOMOTIVES. As the figures are somewhat difficult to read, I referbriefly to them : 1st. Trip (Top) Stoker-tired—Scoops of coal fed to fire-box by hand 52—Fed to stoker hopper 40=; iker trip. 2nd. Trip (2nd Line) I laud-fired—Scoops of coal fed tofire-box L624. 3rd. Trip (3rd Line) Stoker-fired—Scoops of coal fed tofire-box by hand (313) fed to stoker hopper (332)=85% stoker trip. 4th. Trip (4th Line) Hand-fired—Scoops of
. Official proceedings . r L MlMi !g;t 1 11 UL-llfe. r-fp^- i5: ■:::*• f1 r f =F =j* P ~T COMPARISON liETWEEN SCOOPS OF COAL FIRED UY HAM) o.\STOKER AND HAND-FIRED LOCOMOTIVES. As the figures are somewhat difficult to read, I referbriefly to them : 1st. Trip (Top) Stoker-tired—Scoops of coal fed to fire-box by hand 52—Fed to stoker hopper 40=; iker trip. 2nd. Trip (2nd Line) I laud-fired—Scoops of coal fed tofire-box L624. 3rd. Trip (3rd Line) Stoker-fired—Scoops of coal fed tofire-box by hand (313) fed to stoker hopper (332)=85% stoker trip. 4th. Trip (4th Line) Hand-fired—Scoops of coal fed tofire-box 1976. 2f, To present this information from another viewpoint,record was kept of the time the fireman was occupied inmanual labor during the trips and the chart shows the pro-portion of the time the fireman was at work:. COMPARISON OF TIME OCCUPIED IN SUPPLYING COAL TO FURNACEBY HAND. STOKER AXD HAND-FIRING—EASTBOUND TRIPS. Hand-Fired—On duty 14 hours and 15 Coal to Fire-Box—1 hour and 59 —On duty 14 hour and 40 minutes=( )Supplying Coal to Fire-Box—2 minutes and 23 seconds. The remaining trips are shown below and the figuresare: Hand-Fired—On duty 13 hours and 35 Coal to Fire-Box—2 hours and 5 —On duty 15 hours and 59 minutes=(S5% ).Supplying Coal to Fire-Box—13 minutes and 21 seconds. 27
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