10-17-2017, 05:53 PM
It's that day again 
I had a whirlwind past few weeks and chomping at the bit to get some hobby time in. I had a few minuets today so I started looking up Coal pushers. I'll give you the cliff notes version of what I learned.
They had one job, and did it well, Move coal from the rear of the bunker to the front. This was to aid the fireman in either shoveling or keeping a constant flow of coal into the stoker. It's a simple device fashioned of a piston attached to a shield. They can be steam or air powered depending on the wishes of the railroad.
I found this nicely done article about our subject, and a book that I will have to find.
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And here is a patent from 1923 from the Standard stoker Co. for a coal pusher.
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I had a whirlwind past few weeks and chomping at the bit to get some hobby time in. I had a few minuets today so I started looking up Coal pushers. I'll give you the cliff notes version of what I learned.
They had one job, and did it well, Move coal from the rear of the bunker to the front. This was to aid the fireman in either shoveling or keeping a constant flow of coal into the stoker. It's a simple device fashioned of a piston attached to a shield. They can be steam or air powered depending on the wishes of the railroad.
I found this nicely done article about our subject, and a book that I will have to find.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://fillmoreavenueroundhouse.wordpress.com/2016/07/16/coal-pushers/">https://fillmoreavenueroundhouse.wordpr ... l-pushers/</a><!-- m -->
And here is a patent from 1923 from the Standard stoker Co. for a coal pusher.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.google.co.uk/patents/US1747899">https://www.google.co.uk/patents/US1747899</a><!-- m -->
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