[modeleng] Sparks

I know that most clubs now insist on spark arrestrs but tonights news shows 
that care is still required.

A spark from a locomotive engine was the cause of a major fire on the North 
Yorkshire moors.
It took fire crews about six hours to extinguish the blaze between Pickering 
and Goathland, which covered seven acres of moorland close to the tracks.

The railway line had to be closed so crews could move equipment nearer the 
fire in a bid to stop it spreading.

Manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Philip Benham said they did 
what they could to prevent fires.

Dry conditions

He praised the firefighters involved for their good humour in dealing with 
the situation.

"It is a problem that we do experience from time to time," he said.

"The locomotives do have devices on them that are designed to minimise and 
prevent sparks being thrown out and normally this works reasonably well.

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