New Mechanical Coal Shipping Plant at Muroran, Hokkaido

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  • 室蘭に於ける石炭船積設備

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The existing coal pear at Muroran is an elevated track of wooden construction with hoppers and chutes, which was built about twenty years ago. The Government Railways intended to reconstruct it with mechanical handling equipments to suit the increasing traffic, and to save the manual labour. The scheme of this plant is to handle 4,500,000 tons of coal yearly when completed ; in which 80% is to be loaded into ships from cars as cargo coal, and 20% to be delivered into barges and then loaded into ships as bunker coal. The plant now under construction is to handle about 3,000,000 tons of coal yearly, and it is expected to be put into operation early in the next year. The writer describes the general arrangement and the operation of this plant, particularly the special features of the loading equipments and coal storing bridge transporters. The loading equipments consist of two sets of mule haulage machines, revolving car dumpers, belt conveyors and loaders, having a capacity of 1,600 tons per hour ; these machines have several new and unique features, and all designed and constructed in this country.

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