Smoking HST

On the day The Duke (The Steam Engine 71000) was to come to Plymouth, This thing pulled in from Cornwall and it didn't sound to Great...

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• HST
• H.S.T
• Steam
• gronkstergronk
• Smoking

[aOa0a0]

The smoke is from crank case oil leaking UP past the piston rings and being burned in the cylinders. This is a well documented fault when a video gets uploaded at the WRONG ASPECT RATIO! See how the Loco is squashed and ends up being tall and thin. Now imagine what has happened inside the engine. - The previously CIRCULAR cylinder and perfectly fitting piston, have now been distorted into an oval, destroying the oil seals, and hence all this smoke.

The video uploader should pay for the repairs.

[MrDavros1234]

As Del Boy would have said to the cameraman - "Brace yourself Rodney!!!"

[Louhapath]

Amazing smoking !! Awesome capture !!

[lewis72]

Can't these things run with just one engine if the other one fails?

[dskxalive]

I never knew that HST's were steam trains

[materialcontroller]

CLAGGAGE!!!

[thebismarkandthehood]

do i hear a paxman valenta engine?

[JakobPTP]

Please remember: Smoking is not allowed on any London Underground train or Station!

[jubileehands]

Thank heaven for electrics...although the sight of a class 91 is never going to rival that of an HST, despite the smoke...

[stevieb620]

cough-cough

[stevesoper87]

I think its safe 2 say the head gasket has gone :)