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Offline paul gough

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Waggon type boiler proportions
« on: February 24, 2017, 03:46:06 AM »
 Marty, Here are some Boulton and Watt Boiler proportions. Regards Paul.

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Re: Waggon type boiler proportions
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2017, 05:04:51 PM »
Paul,
when you mentioned this type I was thinking the later locomotive wagon top boiler so I googled early waggon boiler and found an interesting photo.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3785071

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Re: Waggon type boiler proportions
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2017, 12:14:48 AM »
Dan, Thanks for putting up the photo. It never ceases to amaze me what is/was lying around in peoples yards or in some corner somewhere in the UK. Someday, before I'm compost, I hope to spend some time there, I don't think there is anywhere to compare for the preservation of old machinery and of course steam locomotives and railways. Here in Australia we have so little industrial heritage and little will to leave things be during the twilight between obsolescence and becoming historically interesting, it mostly gets scrapped or bulldozed fairly quickly. Paul.

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Re: Waggon type boiler proportions
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2017, 12:26:46 PM »
It's not much, but a link to some more information on these boilers.

http://www.croftonbeamengines.org/wagon-boiler/

Tom
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Re: Waggon type boiler proportions
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2017, 01:19:32 PM »
When you look at the sizes on those wagon boilers for just a few horsepower it really puts boiler efficiency into perspective.
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