Adding real coal.

ianvolvo46 · Jan 15, 2019

SMR CHRIS said: ↑

Getting Real Coal esp in Australia not always as easy as it sounds
Well in days gone past is was never an issue just go past your nearest railway and pick some up from along side the line
Now days with modern coal hoppers,OHS and fenced lines it near impossible unless you live near a Colliery or preserved railway to get your hands on a good lump
However sometimes you find it in the most unusual places
In my case a friend lives on the Hunter river in the NSW Hunter Regin and whilst cooling off in the river one summer afternoon I notice some smooth black looking rocks in the river sand, these turned out to be lumps of coal smoothed by years of river flow, most where palm size or a little bigger but I did find one lump that was a bit bigger than the size of a foot ball, so i now have a life time supply of this shiny black coal with out having to resort to other means to get it, that is most suitable for model use and breaks up into very nice sizes for tenders wagons or for scenic use around the layout,
All coal isn’t the same, some coal is shiny, others dull some have a brown colour or mineral staining some are more shale like and don’t breaks up into nice pieces for modelling, so getting the right lump for a railway tender or wagon can be hit or miss as well.
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Just be careful of picking up shiny black lumps if your in/near a river in Aus .. make sure there aren't any nostrils 3ft away .. its just a thought

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