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Ah yes, black soot from an oil burner.
Our NSWR 59 class 2-8-2 Baldwins were delivered as oil burners.
The NSWR converted them to coal eventually.
We have heaps of black diamonds but had to import oil in them days.
Many residents living along side the Main North would whinge about greasy washing after an oily 59 chuffed past.
One technique employed to clean the gunge out was for the fireman to open the fire box inspection flap and hurl in a handful of sand.
This cleaned the flues.
But, the soot belcher spat out a big plume of greasy exhaust as the sand did it's effect.
Steve.
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