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Frits
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by Frits » Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:54 pm
Hi guys,
Recently I did buy some books about The Great Western Railway. Many pictures show a large vertical cylinder in the back of the tender behind the engine.
Can anyone tell me for what purpose this is used. I suppose it has to do with water, but why is it shaped like this?
I hope some answer to read here.
Frits
Build it perfekt, but keep it simpel.
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87G
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by 87G » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:04 pm
Hi Frits
I guess you are refering to the water scoop in the tender that allows water to be collected from troughs in the four foot. The fireman wound a handle that lowered a scoop. Water was forced up the scoop as the engine would have been travelling at speed. This was then forced up a large open ended pipe into the rear of the water space in the tender. The dome at the back of the tender deflected the water downwards.
Peter
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Frits
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by Frits » Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:50 pm
Hello Peter,
Now it fully clear to me. Thank you.
Lucky for me there is no room for a trough in my layout so I can skip the skoop.
I stick to the old watertower.
Frits
Build it perfekt, but keep it simpel.
