John D. Tilney
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John D. Tilney
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John D. Tilney was Cape Government Railways Locomotive Superintendent (1874-1904). Tilney carried out several experiments on some of the CGR 4th Class 4-6-0TT locomotives of 1880. One of his modifications was an extended smokebox to make room for a very efficient spark arrester, constructed of wire mesh. Another involved modifying the boiler and frame to accommodate oscillating firebars and a larger firebox to overcome the problems associated with the low-grade local coal from the Cyphergat coll
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