Re: Previous Happenings

["Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

Actually, no, total fire bans ban the lighting of any combustible material
at all, at least in NSW and Victoria (the 2 states where I am or have been a
firefighter).  Enclosed fires would mean incinerators are allowed, and they
are not (hence the name TOTAL fire ban).  There's also a few others things
that are barred, such as oxy sets, welders and grinders.  Hence my original
question: how were coal fired trains allowed to run in conditions such as
that?

Wilco <wilco_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Total Fire Ban days only restrict open fires, enclosed fires are allowed.
> Puffing Billy do not run on TFD either to be on the safe side and to do
the
> right thing by the locals but they could if they wished.
> <jshugg@westpac.com.au> wrote in message
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> > In article <3a088856$0$19433$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
> >   "Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> >  when steam locos were the only motive power around much of the state,
> > > how did they operate the railways across summer, especially under TFBs
> >
> > Spark arrestors in funnels might have helped?
> >
> >
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