this post was submitted on 05 May 2025
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We were on the radio with the diesel mechanic, after several attempts to reset the faults, when we started seeing smoke. He said "Hang on a second I'm looking into this" to which we replied We are on fire!

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[โ€“] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 12 points 3 months ago

Every machine is a smoke machine if you operate it wrong enough.

[โ€“] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

Tell 'em it's for the heritage program. Railfans love superfluous smoke for the camera.