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Re: (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.

Subject: Re: (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.
From: Rob Kearey <mammal@optushome.com.au>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 05:14:16 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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"Rod [comtrain]" wrote:

> When I was a trainee (fireman), and went to Traralgon, I was told that the
> mine had many permanent fires, which could not be put out ?? I guess when
> the brown coal is exposed, the heat can cause ignition with the oxygen
> added.

Don't coal fires produce their own oxygen in some incovenient way? Isn't
that why they're so hard to put out?

-- 
Rob K
http://members.optushome.com.au/mammal

References:
- (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.
  - From: "Captain Warwick J. Somerville" <marivcru@labyrinth.net.au>
- Re: (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.
  - From: "Rod [comtrain]" <Comtrain@optusnet.com.au>
- Re: (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.
  - From: "Captain Warwick J. Somerville" <marivcru@labyrinth.net.au>
- Re: (Vic, Melb) Maribyrnong Siding.
  - From: "Rod [comtrain]" <Comtrain@optusnet.com.au>

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