162 COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION 



The average price of coal delivered on tenders E. & N. Railway, is 

 about $3-75 per ton. 



Report on C.P.R. Oil Burning Locomotives 



Calgary, Nov. 23rd, 1912 

 A. J. Nixon, Esq., 



Chief Operating Officer, B.R.C., 

 Ottawa, Ont. 

 Dear Sir, — 



I beg leave to submit the following report on the C.P.R. oil burning 

 locomotives assigned to the divisions east and west of Revelstoke. In 

 making a close inspection of the fire pans on the above class of locomo- 

 tives, I find that a great deal of carbon forms on the side sheets of fire- 

 box ; also on splash wall, and in travelling on several locomotives at 

 night, I see that this carbon breaks off and is carried to the atmosphere 

 in the form of sparks, which in my opinion are just as liable tO/ set fire 

 to the right-of-way as coal sparks. 



The reasons I would give for this carbon forming are as follows : 

 First, — ^burner getting dirty, caused by impurities and foreign elements 

 in the oil. 



Second, — ^burner not being in line ; that is, flame striking flash 

 wall too much to one side, or too high or too low. 



Third, — ^loose bricks falling out and obstructing flame from striking 

 flash wall squarely. 



The Company is experimenting to do away with the above defects 

 and as sparks from a locomotive cannot do any harm for the next five 

 months, I would advise that they be given that length of time to better 

 the conditions, but at the end of that time if there is no improvement, I 

 would recommend that all dead plates and netting be put back in front 

 ends. 



Since the conversion of these locomotives from coal to oil burning 

 there have been a great many leaks developed in the boilers such as crown 

 bolts and side sheets leaking badly. I am of the opinion that it would 

 be advisable to have several of these locomotives given the hydrostatic 

 test. 



Yours truly. 



A. E. Hudson, 



Inspector B.R.C. 



