I have attached a photo of the tender attached to my newly aquired MTH B&M Pacific. Note the vertical plate behind the coal load. Can someone tell me what the function of this equipment is? I have never seen one.
Original Post
Replies sorted oldest to newest
No Image.
Let’s try it again.
Attachments
Images (1)
The actual prototype for your MTH "B&M" was a CNJ P-47 4-6-2, I do believe. These locos had water scoops for taking water at speed from track pans (look under your tender). There were overflow vents/pipes on the top of the tender, and the vertical "plate" was a deflector to help reduce splashing on the passenger cars behind. Various roads with track pans - there weren't many - handled this issue in different ways.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it. It could also be an aircraft air brake or a flat-screen TV.
D500, thanks for the response. My tender has a water scoop, so your theory sounds credible enough to "hold water". If the tender also had a doghouse, I would say the "plate" is a flat screen TV to entertain the brakeman!
I was aware my engine is a model of a Baldwin P-47 (I like Thunderbolts, too). MTH even describes it that way, but the builder's plate on my engine is the accurate Alco plate for a B&M P3. That's OK, the engine's appearance is close enough to satisfy me.
