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Earl Knoob

May 24, 2001 06:07PM

The main reason for a slope back tank is for visibility when backing. I have wondered if when the Class 125's were built the turntables at Marshall Pass and Sargents were still 50' and unable to turn the engines. In which case they would had to back to either a wye or a longer table. Even with a slope back tank, backing that distance would have been a serious pain in the butt.
Photos show the slope back tanks lasted after the engines were simpled. I seem to remember a date of around 1911 on the larger tender drawings.

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K27 as built and delivered	Bob Peters	May 22, 2001 01:38PM
Re: K27 as built and delivered	Chris Ahrens	May 22, 2001 06:09PM
Re: K27 as built and delivered - another idea	Earl Knoob	May 24, 2001 06:07PM

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