. The railroad and engineering journal . FAST PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE, SWEDISH STATE RAILROADS.{Diincnsioits in Afetejs and Millitiieters.^ pensable in order to burn completely the Swedish coal is mined from a comparatively recent geologicalformation, and contains 20 per cent, of cinder. The mix-ture actually burned in these fire-boxes is composed ofEnglish and Swedish coal, in equal parts, but it is expectedthat the proportion of Swedish coal will be gradually in-creased until it is four-fifths of the whole. At the foot of this inclined grate, at the forward end ofthe fire-box, is a pl
. The railroad and engineering journal . FAST PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE, SWEDISH STATE RAILROADS.{Diincnsioits in Afetejs and Millitiieters.^ pensable in order to burn completely the Swedish coal is mined from a comparatively recent geologicalformation, and contains 20 per cent, of cinder. The mix-ture actually burned in these fire-boxes is composed ofEnglish and Swedish coal, in equal parts, but it is expectedthat the proportion of Swedish coal will be gradually in-creased until it is four-fifths of the whole. At the foot of this inclined grate, at the forward end ofthe fire-box, is a plate composed of bars or fingers carriedupon an iron bar across the fire-box, which serves thesame purpose as the dead plate or dump grate frequentlyused in our own engines burning bituminous coal. Infront of this and against the forward part of the fire-boxis placed a single bar with numerous openings, insuringan abundant supply of air in that portion of the fire-box. The ash-pan is very large, and is made of the formshown to permit the
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