On the real tenders I have seen, those holes are the openings to drain tubes that run down from the tender deck through the tank to the outside under the tender. They allow overflow water on the deck to drain and still not contaminate the water in the tank since it is likely full of crap (cinders) from the stack. Sometimes you see them with a spider like cover over the openings to prevent a person from catching his foot. You won’t find them on Vanderbilt style tenders <grin> .
Have fun! Bill Winans ------------------------ That NYC operation had special vents to let the air out when the water trough intake was dropped into those water pans and the tender was cruising at 80 MPH and low altitude. Tutherwise there would be a split at the seams. The rest of the world usually just stopped under the spout of a water tank, opened the hatch, and poured the water in the tender. There was plenty of room for air to escape, no special openings needed. It was imperative that the one filling the tender, usually the fireman, but not necessarily so, followed the edicts of rule 19, other wise he just may be in the tank, so to speak. Crusty N' Grumpy Rusty. officially know as James Rustermier in this neck of the woods. --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > > If you noticed the before picture, the holes for the marker lights were > > already there. > > Alan Lambert > > Is it possible that those holes are air vents needed to let the air out so > that the water can get in easier? > > Just thinking......Ed Loizeaux (aka Ed L.) >
