Willis hasn't bothered to get the pressure right.

It's possible he didn't wait until she warmed the oil." The powerful lamp had been carried across the bridge in order to warn the engineer of the gravel train, who on his last journey had run to the end of the line.

The light could be seen for some distance up the track.
"I got after Hardie about making good time.

We must dump his load in the soft spot before we stop," Lister resumed.
"He's coming now; climbing the height of land," said Kemp.

"He'll let her go all out when he makes the top." A measured throb rolled across the woods, and as the noise got louder the beat of the exhaust marked the progress of the train.