Usually means: Exhausts steam, increases engine efficiency.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Blast pipe)

noun:  Alternative form of blastpipe. [(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.]

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