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German Coaling Stations
Ian has a question someone might know the answer to:
"Why did German railways have such a cumbersome way of loading their coaling stations? According to the models by Auhagen, Faller, Kibri and Vollmer the coal arrived in open wagons/gondolas, was plucked out by a crane with a clamshell bucket, put into a trackside bin until needed. The coal was then picked up again by the clamshell and dropped into the overhead bunker to be gravity fed to the locomotive tenders.
The elevated coaling towers and ramp loaders used in Australia, Britain and USA would surely have been more efficient."
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