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Re: Strategic Reserve.
- Subject: Re: Strategic Reserve.
- From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 10:59:40 +1000
- Newsgroups: alt.railroad,aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz,misc.transport.rail.europe
- Organization: RailPage Australia http://www.railpage.org.au
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Roy Wilke wrote:
>
> No coal or oil - but can't steam locomotives also burn wood? Or anything that
> can be burnt in the loco's firebox, for that matter? Diesels and electrics, I
> take it, are a bit more fussy on what fuel they use.
You can, but it's not very practical. The Victorian Railways was burning
wood in some locos during WW2. A bunker to hold 5t of coal would hold
enough wood to get the train about 30 miles, by which stage the smokebox
was totally clogged with ash.
Cheers
David