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Originally Posted by pre65

Am I alone in finding excessively black diesel emissions offensive
? They are not good to breath in, at least steam smells nice.

When I was firing at Kings Cross I worked on both steam and diesel. Most of my firing days were spent working on steam but on some express passenger trains I changed from fireman to secondman.
The diesels were the EE Type 4s and the Prototype Deltic. Diesels at the time were a bit of a novelty but after the novelty had worn off I found I liked working on steam better. I thought the excessively black diesel emissions were offensive and when I finished work for the day my clothing smelt of diesel fumes.