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Fires from Steam Locos

HRB
July 06, 2018 08:29AM
Gents,
Furka Dampfbahn is a Steam Cog RR in the Swiss alps, metre gauge. Part of it is in a heavily forested area. They have installed a sprinkler system to prevent fires. Photo is here:
[www.lucwulli.ch]
System is activated before and after passing of a train, to prevent pass...
More info here, please read down to 3nd paragraph:
[en.wikipedia.org]
and, if you are interested in more, this is the official website; most pages have on the upper left corner a small box with "EN" - that shows you text in English:
[www.dfb.ch]
The right of way is cleared every year from too much overgrowth by groups of volunteers.

Hans Banziger in thunderstormy Switzerland
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Fires from Steam Locos

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