Re: Steam and Olympic Park

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)]

matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier) wrote in aus.rail:


> The main issue with Olympic Park loop is probably the fire suppression
>system. The fire system will probably go off with the amount of sootly smoke
>a steamer under load will put out.
>
> I can just imagine 3801 and its train buried under a large pile of white
>fire redardant foam. :-)
>
They would have the same problems with a 48, would they not? Makes
(almost?) as much smoke as a 38. A 48 buried under foam? I'd like to
see that!

Les Brown