Re: C&S Coal Gates

Posted by Chris Walker on
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I was being slightly facetious refering to the Flagon of hooch.
As according to footplate stories told to me years ago, it was not unexpected to find a flagon in the coalpile on the mainline Shunt trains run out of our country Depot.
 
Being mostly of British ancestry down here us Loco crews carried a Teapot(I never saw coffee on the footplate), so I got to wondering was this Coffee to be reheated in a mug or is it the ration of Valveoil the Driver drew down before the run?  I'd expect the valveoil to be in a metal container or oilcan rather than a glassjar?

I also noticed some withering on some boards of the Grate.....


OCD is good.