Coal shovel

A coal shovel is a shovel designed for shoveling coal, coke or similar fuels, and on occasions does a double duty removing ash from the fireplace, firebox or furnace.The record in the UK for filling a one ton tub is 62 seconds held by Brian Johnson from Yorkshire at theDurham miners gala in 1989 beating the previous years winner David Kidd by 14 seconds. A large coal shovel is used by the fireman of a coal-fired steam locomotive unless an automatic stoker is used. Smaller coal shovels of similar shape are used to stoke domestic fireplaces.

Coal shovel

A coal shovel is a shovel designed for shoveling coal, coke or similar fuels, and on occasions does a double duty removing ash from the fireplace, firebox or furnace.The record in the UK for filling a one ton tub is 62 seconds held by Brian Johnson from Yorkshire at theDurham miners gala in 1989 beating the previous years winner David Kidd by 14 seconds. A large coal shovel is used by the fireman of a coal-fired steam locomotive unless an automatic stoker is used. Smaller coal shovels of similar shape are used to stoke domestic fireplaces.