02-22-2010, 03:10 AM
We only had one fireman per locomotive, although it was fairly common for the driver (if he was a decent chap) to take a turn and let the fireman drive for a while. The maximum grate area on any British loco was 50 sq ft IIRC so mechanical stokers were not used. They were tried for a while on some 9F 1-10-0's, but the experiment was not a success - runs were not long enough to warrant it and the extra maintenance, also special pulverised coal had to be provided each end of the trial route. So the stokers were removed.
Feedwater heaters were not used here, except again as trials, injectors were always used to refill boilers.
Feedwater heaters were not used here, except again as trials, injectors were always used to refill boilers.
Alan Curtis
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