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Flat wagon with vertical boiler

Unknown20th Century

National Railway Museum in Bragança

National Railway Museum in Bragança
Bragança, Portugal

Vertical cylindrical boiler for the production of steam. By producing steam under pressure, it generates potential energy allowing to start a machine. This type of boiler was used mainly in workshops, small industries and steam pumps due to its rapid vaporization. Equipped with a small heating surface (5kg/cm2), it was intended for use requiring low engine power.
Placed on a narrow-gauge railway flat wagon, the boiler moved on rails.
The workshop unit where it operated is not known, but it is believed that it could be Mirandela, Viseu or Bragança.

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  • Title: Flat wagon with vertical boiler
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 20th Century
  • Location: National Railway Museum, Bragança, Portugal
  • Type: Oficina
  • Rights: Fundação Museu Nacional Ferroviário
  • Medium: Metal
National Railway Museum in Bragança

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