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Steam locomotive exhaust system information


Simple blastpipe arrangement
Later double chimney, with Kylchap blastpipes

The steam locomotive exhaust system consists of those parts of a steam locomotive which together discharge exhaust steam from the cylinders in order to increase the draught through the fire. It usually consists of the blastpipe (or first stage nozzle), smokebox, and chimney, although later designs also include second and third stage nozzles.

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