. Railway age gazette . Corner of Old Type Tank V/iJJ/iJJIjjiJi1 l/ew Type Joinf Seclon of New Type Tank Bo of New Type of Tender Tank sheets, in place of the customary angle iron. The flanges areturned into the w-ater space and all rivets are horizontal andaccessible from the interior of the tank. The new method offorming the different joints is evident in the construction has proved to have a number of Bottom Sheets of Tank Showing Form of Flanges In the first place, all rivets and rivet holes are eliminated fromthe bottom of the tank, an

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. Railway age gazette . Corner of Old Type Tank V/iJJ/iJJIjjiJi1 l/ew Type Joinf Seclon of New Type Tank Bo of New Type of Tender Tank sheets, in place of the customary angle iron. The flanges areturned into the w-ater space and all rivets are horizontal andaccessible from the interior of the tank. The new method offorming the different joints is evident in the construction has proved to have a number of Bottom Sheets of Tank Showing Form of Flanges In the first place, all rivets and rivet holes are eliminated fromthe bottom of the tank, and it is possible to remove loose rivetsand tighten leaky joints without removing the tank from theunderframe. Furthermore, it is found that the tank bottom hasan increased life due to the absence of lap joints, angle irons and

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