1980

SJ5190 : Sutton Manor Colliery, fan engine

taken 44 years ago, near to Clock Face, St Helens, England

Sutton Manor Colliery, fan engine
Sutton Manor Colliery, fan engine
This was the standby ventilating plant and consisted of a Walker 'Indestructible Fan' SD5705 : Walker Indestructible fan, Trencherfield Mill and this rope drive horizontal cross compound steam engine by Walker Bros of Wigan. It was built in 1910 and retired in 1986, being removed to Trencherfield Mill, Wigan. It is currently in store and no longer on display. It was good for up to 520 horsepower at 102 rpm. The flywheel was 16' diameter. I was fortunate to see this running one weekend when the main fan was down for maintenance.

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Category: Steam engines
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · The Stationary Steam Engine Automatic Clusters: · Fan Engine [4] Other Photos: · Sutton Manor Colliery Fan · Trencherfield Mill, Wigan ·
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SJ5190, 63 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Allen   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 17 July, 1980   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 14 March, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 517 907 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.6533N 2:43.6846W
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