From: Jim Webster (james.webster@iomartdsl.com)
Date: Wed Dec 01 2004 - 07:54:21 PST
Larry Tighe wrote:
> I had read that the Brits were having problems with the American steam
> engines exploding initially. Apparently our engines were designed to
> operate differently than the Brit's engines.
Oh! Oh! Oh! I remember reading something about this - IIRC there were
some problems as nobody realised that british coal generated a higher
thermal output than the equivalent american stuff. Once this was
realised and the amount thrown in the boilers was adjusted the problem
went away.
TTFN
Jom
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