2009

SJ8397 : Tandem compound steam engine, Museum of Science & Industry

taken 14 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England

Tandem compound steam engine, Museum of Science & Industry
Tandem compound steam engine, Museum of Science & Industry
Built 1907 by J & W McNaught of Rochdale for Firgrove Mill, and latterly good for 500 horsepower at 80 rpm on steam at 180 psi. The high pressure cylinder has Corliss valves and the low pressure an expansion slide valve.

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Category: Steam engines
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · The Stationary Steam Engine · Textile Mill Engines Automatic Clusters: · Rochdale Canal [299] · Museum of Science [253] ·
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 October, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 15 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 831 978 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6100N 2:15.3298W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 831 978
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