Is the C17 running with or without a brick arch? The D17 wasn't when I saw
(and drove) her in 1992.
>The coal we use comes from Blair Athol in central Queensland.
>Because the coal comes to us at the "right price", we have no say
>in the size of the lumps that are delivered. Hence we have to
>fire with lumps ranging in size from pieces that will not fit through
>the fire box door, down to a fine powder. It is an extremely good steaming coal
>which burns down to a fine ash, and produces very little to no clinker.
Blair Athol is probably very good for the sort of work your loco does. It
has one of the lowest, if not _the_ lowest ash contents of any Australian
coal (8%) and a very low sulphur content (0.3%). On the down side, it is
one of the wettest black coals in Australia, 16% moisture as received.
Cheers
David