1218 Feedwater

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Yes, but I was questioning the opening in the jacket over the hatch.

Gordon

On 2/27/2019 4:56 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
> Gordon -
> You’re not talking about the hatch that gave access to the superheater 
> header and the front-end throttle, are you?
> - Ed King
> *From:* NW Mailing List
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 27, 2019 4:46 PM
> *To:* NW Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: 1218 Feedwater
>
> There certainly have been good discussions on feedwater heater pumps 
> based on this excellent top view of the 1218, but I'm surprised that 
> no one has questioned the opening in the boiler/smoke box jacket 
> immediately behind the smokestack, obviously giving access to a bolted 
> smoke box cover (Archives drawing NW-C33710).  I say that I'm 
> surprised because I can not see comparable openings in the few 
> suitable views photos of other Class A loco's with jacketed smoke 
> boxes that I have been able to find.  So, this appears to be a 
> modification to 1218 only.  Any thoughts?
>
> Gordon Hamilton
>
> On 2/24/2019 3:18 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
>> Mike -
>> The A class engines used a Worthington 6-SA feedwater heater system.  
>> There was a turbine pump under the left side of the cab to provide 
>> the cold water and there was a hot water pump under the left running 
>> board at its forward end.
>> All the Js and the Y-6bs used Worthington SA systems.  N&W had 
>> hundreds of engines equipped with the earlier Worthington BL 
>> feedwater heaters, which appeared under the left running board and 
>> incorporated the pump and heater in one casing.  The Worthington 
>> systems were very efficient and dependable and, AFAIK, N&W never used 
>> feedwater heater systems from any other manufacturer (Elesco, Coffin, 
>> etc.) nor did it feel it necessary to build its own.
>> Ed King
>> *From:* NW Mailing List
>> *Sent:* Sunday, February 24, 2019 11:31 AM
>> *To:* NW Mailing List
>> *Subject:* 1218 Feedwater
>> In this topside view of 1218 can be seen what I assume is the 
>> feedwater heater forward of the stack. Was this an in-house design or 
>> a product of an outside manufacturer?
>> Mike Pierry, Jr.
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