Ermmm ... in the little hole just above floor level at the back of the boiler? > Hi All > Where does anthracite fit in? > > Andy > > > I have been reading the thread about Titanium grates on the modeleng.org > board. First I must state that what I know about raising steam and driving > a model steam locomotive you could tattoo on to a tadpoles todger but it > seems to me that burning coal is more trouble than its worth with holes > burnt in grates and arches, clinker, > excess residue, fire going out, driver feeling a bit crook after a days > steaming. > The most popular fuel used here in Oz seems to be industrial Char made from > brown coal. There was a comparison test done by Hornsby M.E.S and reported > in A.M.E issue 119 on Welsh Steam Coal and they thought that Char was > better. As there may not be a similar product available in the U.K. I though > about solid BBQ fuel. From what I can find out its a very similar product > only a bit more refined with all the nasty bits taken out Its clean their is > no smoke no smell (cooking food with char can poison You) This stuff is > sold everywhere in Oz Supermarkets, service stations, hardware stores. A 4Kg > bag at my local supermarket costs $6.50 Probably cost less than half that > wholesale. Tel told me he has used it in a vertical steel boiler without any > problems. If this product is available in the UK it may be a viable > alternative. Anybody else have any thought's on this. I will keep asking > around somebody must have tried it in a loco. > Maybe there is a business opportunity here. > http://www.auschar.com.au/index.html > Lee > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.