Excerpt from Oil Fuel Equipment for Locomotives and Principles of Application This little publication is intended chiefly for the use of locomotive superintendents and Others who have the control of railway engines using oil as fuel. It is entirely of a practical character, and the few references to theory and principles of combustion are necessary in order that the subject may be clearly understood. Those who wish to study the historical, theoretical and chemical sides must have recourse to the many scientific text-books on Petroleum and Oil Fuel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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