Re: Fireman on steam engines (Hotwater)
Author: Hot Water
Date: 07-09-2020 - 05:04
Jornalero del muro fronterizo Wrote:
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> During the excursions of the ‘80s, ‘90s, and ‘00s
> would the fireman also be responsible for
> territory like the conductor and engineer?
No. That is the responsibility of the Pilot crew, i.e. to keep the Engineer and Fireman informed.
> I know 99.9% of the time you ran with pilots,
No, we ran/run 100% or the time with pilot crews.
but
> in the odd chance that your crew was running
> somewhere close to home on its own qualifications
> and you ran through a slow order or something,
> would the fireman be hung out to dry, as well?
Not a logical situation.