Re: Cockatoo Run to Continue?

[Eben Levy <tkid@ozemail.com.au>]

Derek Woodlands wrote:

> 'Twas a dark and stormy night on Mon, 02 Nov 1998 17:49:03 +1100 as Eben Levy
> <tkid@ozemail.com.au> took time out from the neverending quest to rid the world
> of grues and wrote:
>
> > To steam a loco 20 times a year is actually worse on it then using it almost
> > everyday, think about the metal fatigue cause each time you light it up.
>
> Perhaps they need to install some type of electric heating elements in it to
> keep the boiler and firebox hot at all times?
>
> Fire Engines (in Sydney, anyway) have such devices fitted to the motors to
> reduce wear and tear on them (at least the older fire engines did, dunno about
> these new ones).  They used to stuff a lot of engines by flooring a cold motor.

As far as I know, all new engines still have an oil heater in them. I just hope
that they *ALWAYS* remember to unplugged them before taking off.

>
>
> Catchya
>
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Bye for now,

Eben

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