Coal Boards on the sides of tenders

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Coal Boards on the sides of tenders

Unread postby Martyn Chapman » Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:52 am

Hi Folks
I've seen some photos (can't recall the site) of coal boards being used on the sides of tenders to increase the amount coal carried. Was this a common practice or was it down to individual crews?

regards

Martyn :cheers:
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Re: Coal Boards on the sides of tenders

Unread postby William Reed » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:45 pm

On the K-36's this became standard during the D&RGW days and you can also see this practice with the C class, and K-27, 28's. More coal capacity means less stops!

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