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Yes agreed the Smokebox door is holding back a pressure differential, just look at the blast going up the chimney Jo
On locomotive boiler smokeboxes, the front usually has a huge thick door, very heavy metal, lots of clamps.
Fascinating thread! Thanks for starting it Chris, and thanks for all the contributions. I'm learning a lot here Kim