. Bulletin. all qualifications as to quality, it is not regardedas good practice to supply locomotives entirely with briquetted fuel,except when they are employed in inferior service. A mixture ofhalf briquets and half coal is commonly used and was most heartilycommended by a considerable number of motive-power officials asconstituting a fuel for locomotives that was entirely satisfactory. In fast passenger service out of Berlin the use of briquets is avoidedas much as possible. In such service the briquets are dumped on topof the load of coal, the quantity being not more than one-fourth of th
. Bulletin. all qualifications as to quality, it is not regardedas good practice to supply locomotives entirely with briquetted fuel,except when they are employed in inferior service. A mixture ofhalf briquets and half coal is commonly used and was most heartilycommended by a considerable number of motive-power officials asconstituting a fuel for locomotives that was entirely satisfactory. In fast passenger service out of Berlin the use of briquets is avoidedas much as possible. In such service the briquets are dumped on topof the load of coal, the quantity being not more than one-fourth of thetotal fuel supply on the tender. By loading in this way the briquetsconstitute the first fuel to be used. They serve in starting the fire,and are for the most part gone or at least in the fire box when theengine leaves its terminal. In using tins form of fuel the fire box iskept well filled, the fire being a foot or more in thickness. Deep fireboxes are not infrequently filled to the level of the fire
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