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[rogerzilla]

North York Moors have got around that by converting an American S160 locomotive to oil firing. Still means some services are diesel and in high temperatures the S160 is not safe to crew. Not exactly the same as coal fired due to the pong of burnt oil and its currently emitting a very black exhaust which seems at odds to when the Festiniog used oil

https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/0...oil-conversion-thanks-to-nymr-engineeers.html

Oil-fired steam locos get a build-up of oily crud in the boiler tubes and need periodic sanding to scour them out. This is usually done out in the countryside and it is FOUL, releasing a huge pall of black smoke. Coal-fired engines keep their flues fairly clean as the fly ash is abrasive.

 

[Drago]

Oil-fired steam locos get a build-up of oily crud in the boiler tubes and need periodic sanding to scour them out. This is usually done out in the countryside and it is FOUL, releasing a huge pall of black smoke. Coal-fired engines keep their flues fairly clean as the fly ash is abrasive.

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