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Re: UP 4014 Oil Conversion Questions
Author: 261 fan
Date: 04-20-2021 - 07:38

Old Smokey Wrote:
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> Would like to offer a couple of comments.
> FYI Great Britain is about to ban the use of coal
> in steam locomotives, and similar machinery.

Source for this information?

> The US and Canada is well on the way to that.
> So it's oil, or your engine can no longer run.
>
> I'm told the UP shop crew had access to the
> original UP oil conversion drawings for that class
> of engine. Apparently only one was modified, and
> it was later converted back to coal.
> They used those drawings for the conversion, which
> includes the use of a adjustable front burner, and
> lining the firebox with firebrick.
>
> The firebrick evenly distributes the heat over the
> entire firebox.
>
> As to a few people demanding the engine 'prove'
> itself, by hauling a max load up a steep hill,
> give your head a shake.
>
> Just my opinion, of course.

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