Coaling tower

[Guest]

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[scottie3158]

Christopher.
What is a coaling tower?

[GerryW]

Christopher.
What is a coaling tower?

For refilling the tender of a train, just open the chute and the coal falls in - would think that Christopher is doing one similar to this

[scottie3158]

For refilling the tender of a train, just open the chute and the coal falls in - would think that Christopher is doing one similar to this
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Cheers Gerry

[Guest]

It is a structure used to fill coal tenders on a steam engine. The hoist house is located below the coal tower. I am still building the frame where the coal will be stored.

[scottie3158]

It is a structure used to fill coal tenders on a steam engine. The hoist house is located below the coal tower. I am still building the frame where the coal will be stored.

thanks Chris looking forward to watching it come together.

[Guest]

This diorama will have a coal tower, sand house and water tank...

[Tim Marlow]

Some British ones didn’t use a hoist, just gravity.....they had a steep slope with a track on it which the wagons were unloaded directly into the filling hopper.

......the hard bit was shoving the coal wagons up the slope apparently......

[Tim Marlow]

Nice start by the way....it’s interesting for me to see how things were done on the other side of the water.....

[Guest]

Speaking of water...I hope to visit the UK next year...want to go to the Tank Museum in Bovington.

[Neil Merryweather]

Speaking of water...I hope to visit the UK next year...want to go to the Tank Museum in Bovington.

I live 2 hours away and, to my embarrassment , it's still on my list....

[Mini Me]

There's a pretty nice one here in the States as well Chris.....Patton Museum at Fort Knox as well as the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland. Might give them a whirl as well, if you haven't already been there.
Rick H.

[spanner570]

Chris, what are the kit buildings made of please?

Thank you.
Ron

[Guest]

These kits are wood in ho scale...my interest to visit Bovington is to see the Tiger tank and to attend Tank Fest once the COVID restrictions are lifted...I was stationed at Fort Knox in the mid 80’s.

[Tim Marlow]

You’ll love bovvy, there is so much to see.....