Water connection
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Water connection
What is being used for water connection between locomotive and tender? Quick disconnects or something else?
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Re: Water connection
The #7 mogul has garden hose sized fittings that are pretty heavy built and the hoses are the braided reinforced clear hoses so that you can see movement in the water going thru them. While not prototypical it was more about ease of use and functionality.
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Re: Water connection
My Ottaway (12" ga 4-4-0) uses black automotive water hose stuck on black iron pipe, with simple marine grade stainless hose clamps to clamp down to the pipe ends... As with Alcosteam, more about functionality over form.
Glenn
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Motive power : 1902 A.S.Campbell 4-4-0 American - 12 5/8" gauge, 1955 Ottaway 4-4-0 American 12" gauge
Ahaha, Retirement: the good life - drifting endlessly on a Sea of projects....
Motive power : 1902 A.S.Campbell 4-4-0 American - 12 5/8" gauge, 1955 Ottaway 4-4-0 American 12" gauge
Ahaha, Retirement: the good life - drifting endlessly on a Sea of projects....