[modeleng] Re: Rosebud Grates

On 5/12/07 4:56 AM, "Lee Grant" <leegrant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> they look to be simple to make just a flat plate with drilled holes chamfered
> on the underside... Has anyone any knowledge of these grates, good or bad.

We had a guy turn up at the St. Croix Railroad some years back with a grate
made in this style (if the style as describe is a piece of plate with holes
drilled in it).

I can't speak to the amount of research or science that went in to his
manufacture thereof; I can say that it's the only grate I've ever seen melt
through (our 4-3/4" line has an uphill grade of around 1% for at least half
a mile, so a lot of locos that are used to going around on a level line get
far more of a workout than they're used to with us!).

So, apocryphal story apart, I'd say the choice of material and construction
required care and consideration.

FWIW

Tim
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Tim Kirby                   trk@xxxxxxxxxx


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