Posted by Owen Roberts on October 25, 2005 at 11:08:02 from 194.201.78.135 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: Buxton express steam train posted by Laurence Monkhouse on October 24, 2005 at 18:58:31:
"There shouldn't be significant smoke either if the engine is being properly fired."
It may depend on the quality of the coal (some Polish coal that the preseved lines use nowdays if not top quality) and also the state of the fire.
I have heard of drivers being slipped the odd £10.00 to produce smoke at a specific spot, this practice goes back to BR days.