STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEMAN’S. Manual - part 2

 

 

CONTENTS 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 1: - 

GENERAL 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

1.1 

Purpose 

 

3 

1.2 

Review Of Steam Locomotive Engineman’s  

 

 

 

Manual 

 

3 

1.3 

Members to be Competent 

 

3 

1.4 

QPSR Members to Understand this Manual 

 

3 

1.5 

Alterations or Additions to this 

 

Manual 

 

4 

1.6 

Diesel Locomotive Engineman’s Manual 

 

4 

1.7 

Operation’s Manual 

 

4 

1.8 

Annual Locomotive Inspection 

 

4 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 2: - 

CLEANING OF LOCOMOTIVES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

2.2 

Lighting up Crew to Clean Locomotive 

 

3 

2.2 

Steam Cleaning 

 

3 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 3: - 

LIGHTING UP ENGINES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

3.1 

Test Water Level in Boiler 

 

3 

3.2 

Examine Firebox and Ashpan 

 

3 

3.3 

Checks Before Light up 

 

4 

3.4 

Lighting up 

 

4 

3.5 

Light up Check List 

 

5 

3.6 

Engine Equipment 

 

5 

3.7 

Filling of Hydrostatic Lubricator 

 

5 

3.8 

Remove Water from Axle Boxes 

 

6 

3.9 

Westinghouse Brake Pump 

 

6 

3.10 

Oiling of Engine 

 

6 

3.11 

Blowing Down Boilers 

 

7 

3.12 

Cylinders to be Warmed 

 

7 

 
 
 

 

 

CHAPTER 4: - 

ATTENDING FIRES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

4.1 

Water Level in Boiler to be Checked 

 

3 

4.2 

Boiler not Steaming Freely  

 

4 

4.3 

Ashpans to be Cleaned 

 

4 

4.4 

Use of Dampers and Blower 

 

4 

4.5 

Boilers Blowing off 

 

4 

4.6 

Cabs to be Kept Clean 

 

4 

4.7 

Operation of Injectors 

 

5 

4.8 

Banking of Fires 

 

5 

4.9 

Moving an Engine After Lighting up 

 

5 

4.10 

Moving Dead Steam Locomotives 

 

5 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 5: - 

FIREMAN’S DUTIES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

5.1 

Preparation of Engine 

 

45 

5.2 

Cleaning of Injector Screens 

 

45 

5.3 

Side Lamps and Tail Lamps 

 

46 

5.4 

Cleaning of Fires 

 

46 

5.5 

Miscellaneous Duties of Fireman 

 

47 

5.6 

Firemen to Take Rightaway Signals  

 

47 

5.7 

Taking on Coal 

 

47 

5.8 

Firing Methods 

 

48 

5.9 

Feeding the Boiler with Water 

 

49 

5.10 

Engine Throwing Sparks 

 

50 

5.11 

Working of Fire Door on Down Grades 

 

50 

5.12 

Watering Stops 

 

51 

5.13 

Stabling an Engine 

 

51 

 
 

 

CHAPTER 6: - 

DRIVER’S DUTIES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

6.1 

Hand over Check List 

 

57 

6.2 

Hydrostatic Lubricator 

 

57 

6.3 

Oiling of Engines During Operating Days 

 

57 

6.4 

Hot Bearings on Locomotives 

 

58 

6.5 

Engine Lighting 

 

59 

6.6 

Tools and Emergency Equipment 

 

59 

6.7 

Moving an Engine 

 

59 

6.8 

Brake Test 

 

59 

6.9 

Water Gauge Tests 

 

59 

 

 

CHAPTER 6: - 

DRIVER’S DUTIES (cont.) 

 

 

 

Page No. 

 
6.10 

Use of Scum Cock 

 

59 

6.11 

Ashpan Traps to be Checked 

 

60 

6.12 

Pressure Gauges to be Checked 

 

60 

6.13 

Firemen to be Instructed 

 

60 

6.14 

Driver to Check Tender Water 

 

60 

6.15 

Engine Defects 

 

60 

6.16 

Stabling Engines 

 

60 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 7: - 

DRIVING PRACTICES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

7.1 

Use of Cylinder Drain Cocks 

 

65 

7.2 

Starting an Engine 

 

65 

7.3 

Running at Speed 

 

65 

7.4 

Slipping on a Grade 

 

66 

7.5 

Priming 

 

66 

7.6 

Stopping of Trains 

 

68 

7.7 

Handling of Trains Descending Grades 

 

68 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 8: - 

LUBRICATORS 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

8.1 

Hydrostatic Lubricator 

 

73 

8.1.1  

Obstructed Feed Nozzle 

 

73 

8.1.2  

Obstruction in the Choke Plug at 
the Steam Chest 

 

74 

8.1.3  

Setting Current Rate of 
Lubrication 

 

75 

8.1.4  

After Standing for Long Periods 

 

75 

 

8.2 

Mechanical Lubricator 

 

75 

8.3 

Automatic Lubricator ‘Type B’ on the 

 

Air Cylinder of the Westinghouse Pump 

 

76 

8.3.1  

Description 

 

76 

8.3.2  

Operation 

 

76 

8.3.3  

Testing 

 

76 

 
 
 
 

 

 

CHAPTER 9: - 

ENGINE FAILURES AND DEFECTS 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

9.1 

Testing ‘D’ slide Valves and Pistons 

 

83 

9.2 

Testing for Knocks and Pounds 

 

84 

9.3 

Testing for Loose Piston heads 

 

85 

9.4 

What to do in Cases of Emergency 

 

85 

9.5 

Haulage of Disabled Locomotives 

 

85 

9.6 

Broken Tender Draw Hook 

 

86 

9.7 

Bent Cowcatcher 

 

86 

9.8 

Broken Gauge Glass 

 

86 

9.9 

Hot Coupling Rod Bushes 

 

87 

9.10 

Serious Knocking 

 

87 

9.11 

Broken Motion or Valve Gear, Springs etc 

 

88 

 
 
 
CHAPTER 10: - 

STORING STEAM LOCOMOTIVES 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

10.1 

Short Term Storage 

 

93 

10.2 

Long Term Storage 

 

93 

 
 

 
CHAPTER 11: - 

GENERAL ENGINE 

 

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

 

 

99 - 118 

 
CHAPTER 12: - 

WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE 

 
 

 

Page No. 

 

12.1 

Combined Automatic and Non 

 

  Automatic Brake Equipment 

 

123 

12.2 

No. 7 Single Head Pump Governor 

 

124 

12.2.1 

Purpose 

 

124 

12.2.2 

Operation 

 

125 

 

12.3 

Operation of the Single Stage 

 

Westinghouse Pump 

 

126 

12.3.1 

Action of the Steam and Through 

 

One Double Stroke 

 

126 

12.3.2 

Action of the Air End Through 

 

One Double Stroke 

 

127