🚀 go-pugleaf

Jim Guthrie wrote:
>
> On 13 Apr 2004 05:11:17 -0700, a.kirkham@LTScotland.com (Andy Kirkham)
> wrote:
>
> Andy,
>
> >Then I recalled those monstrous coaling stages that were found at
> >steam MPD's (except GWR ones). Once again, I wondered what was the
> >point in dropping coal from such a great height.
>
> I think you'll find that there's a very large hopper inside the
> structure for storing a large amount of coal.   This would allow the
> speed of loading wagons to be somewhat independent of the rate of
> supply of the conveyor belts,  or whatever.

Certainly was at the steam MPDs - much easier to just empty a trainload
into the hopper every now and then than one wagon every, what, 3 or 4
locos?


--
regards,
dslr