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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Some clarification is needed about stokers on M2's.
As stated below, the M and M1's were all hand-fired. No M2, M2a, b or c were
equipped with stokers as built. M2 number 1136 were equipped with a stoker in
1911 as an experiment as the first stoker ever applied to an N&W
engine. The M2's were all equipped with stokers in
1915-19.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This is covered in my revised edition of N&W:
Giant of Steam and I stated that this information was a change from the original
edition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The first class of locmotives equipped with stokers
on the N&W was the Class Z1 of 1912.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bud Jeffries</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">NW
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:22
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: "M" Class locomotives</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Gene: It
appears that the M’s and M1’s were all hand fired, the M2a,b,c (<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Roanoke</st1:City></st1:place> built were fitted
with stokers)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">R.D.
Williams<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2 face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
href="mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org</A>
[mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces@nwhs.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>NW Mailing List<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:28
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A
href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</A><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> "M" Class
locomotives</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Were any of the "M"
class locomotives ever fitted with stokers?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Gene
A.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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