. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Pans. BY EUGENE MaULIFFE. A days ride on the average freight en-gine should convince any fair-mindedman of the usefulness, even necessity, ofa self-dumping ash pan. The writer has in mind a pan of cheapconstruction, suitable, with modifications,to nearly every class of engine—nothingmore complex than the slatted-bottomtype, built on the principle of the commonwindow blind. It is not necessary to use power todump this pan, as the eff^ort required is a by shortening the terminal delay to en-gin
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . Pans. BY EUGENE MaULIFFE. A days ride on the average freight en-gine should convince any fair-mindedman of the usefulness, even necessity, ofa self-dumping ash pan. The writer has in mind a pan of cheapconstruction, suitable, with modifications,to nearly every class of engine—nothingmore complex than the slatted-bottomtype, built on the principle of the commonwindow blind. It is not necessary to use power todump this pan, as the eff^ort required is a by shortening the terminal delay to en-gine. With modern heavy engines it ismanifestly unfair to ask an overworkedfireman to inhale gas and cinders in acramped position under an engine for thepossible few moments on sidetracks thatmight be used for a breathing spell fittinghim for the ne.\t struggle. Except inzero weather, all engines should have oneor both overflow pipes to injectors dis-charge into ash pan, by means of whichall fire from grates could be extinguished,materially increasing the chances of backdriving boxes running .-t. EXHIBITS THE ELECTRICITY DUILDING. of cylinder 18 inches, steam pressure 160pounds. No lubricators for the cylinders,jet the results have so far been very good;the metal throughout appears to be splen-did. The machinery so far has given usno trouble; every part is so constructedthat every part can be easily renewed orrepaired; the tender bogie axles are asource of trouble to the driver, if thesecould be got to run cool the oil consump-tion would soon be reduced. The tendercarries 3,000 gallons of water and about 7tons of coal. The engine when in workingorder is 80 tons in weight. Yet no driver is satisfied with a Yan-kee. Give me a Dobbs is the hue andcry. Indian Driver. slight one, particularly when dumpedoften. The advantage would lie in thedirection of more comfort for enginemen,fewer burned, warped and twisted grates,rods, damper and side sheets; a moreequable draft, con
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