How A Water Tower Works | Model Scenery Tutorials

About how a water tower works.

This image shows typical piping for a water tower. The water spout shown is generic with spouts varying in design. The spout in this image is item F labeled “Zuraw Typu Austriackiego”.

The image is from page 66 in the book Jedrzejowskie Koleje Waskotorowe written by Bogdan Pokropinski . You can get it in several places on the web.

Water Tower Piping — The water in the tanks had to be heated to keep it from freezing. That was done by passing a chimney through the center of the tank. And, of course, there was a furnace in the lower reaches of the tower.

I will be adding a video showing an engine taking on water.