Boiler wash out procedures (Was: Steam Boiler Filling)

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Pete - get volume 3 of Louis Newton's RAILS REMEMBERED.  When he started his 
Special Apprentice program at Schaffers Crossing he participated in washing 
several boilers . . .

Ed King
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> Can someone give us a brief dissertation on locomotive boiler wash  out 

> procedures?  Particularly, how many wash out plugs (and similar  devices) 

> are there in the typical largish steam loco boiler and are  they all 

> removed at every wash out?

>

> I read an article recently about doing a wash out on a preserved New 

> South Wales Gov't Rys 3800 series 4-6-2.  The loco is rather light by  US 

> standards and it was built in the late 40s.  Its boiler has 52  wash out 

> plugs, including a "belly plate", which allows inspection of  the inside 

> of the barrel.  It was quite a production, considering  that wash outs 

> were typically done every 30 days, weren't they?   Among other things, how 

> do you dispose of a boiler full of  contaminated water in this day and 

> age?

>

> (BTW, this loco and a sister run a number of fan trips a year over  Sydney 

> suburban lines.)

>

> Apologies to the list keeper if this it too tangent.

>

> pete groom (recently returned from a trip to The Antipodes)

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