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-sure of approximately 118 lb to reach the tank at a time when the stopvalve was closed. Under this pressure, the comparatively light tankfailed, one of the heads bursting out and the rest of the tank tearingfrom its foundation. The parts of the tank and the force of the explosion knocked downa 12… … Part of the damage caused by the recent explosion of a condensatereceiving tank. 1940 THE LOCOMOTIVE 13 plocled on October 12, 1939, with such force that a wooden structurehousing it was demoHshed and the tank was catapulted at least 200upward and 300 horizontally. It landed near a neighboring…
Locomotives · Steam-boiler explosions
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