. Railway age . ance of the Brotan boiler cJaimedto be much less, liiit the original cost is also said to be lower. InKuropean shops, where, as already mentione«l. thick copper Is usedfor firebox sheets and the staybolts are also made of that metal,20 per cent. In the iost of construction is saved; In American shopsthe sjiving would Iv somewhat less. The foregoing description applle.« to the usual method of con-sti notion. It may be worth while for American railroad managersand locomotive builders to know that a different type of boiler hasbeen introduced so that an existing locomotive i^n be
. Railway age . ance of the Brotan boiler cJaimedto be much less, liiit the original cost is also said to be lower. InKuropean shops, where, as already mentione«l. thick copper Is usedfor firebox sheets and the staybolts are also made of that metal,20 per cent. In the iost of construction is saved; In American shopsthe sjiving would Iv somewhat less. The foregoing description applle.« to the usual method of con-sti notion. It may be worth while for American railroad managersand locomotive builders to know that a different type of boiler hasbeen introduced so that an existing locomotive i^n be equipped withthe new firebox. .y loromotlve with a Iwiier 4j ft. or more indiamoter can be thus converted, and a numl>er of these are alreadyin use In Europe, or lu process of transformation. In this formthe steam-collector Is connected with the longitudinal boiler at theboiler-head. To get sufilcient space in the front tube-plate for theconnection, the last ring of the boiler-barrel, if necessary. Is en-. ,.??#»^1^
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