Brotherhood engine with Ian's expertly bent new injector pipes1569 views
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1565 viewsbottom of building looking towards the Wells Bros engine. (Designed by John H Hamilton (chief engineer of Wells Bros) c1896. This was the first “Pressure-Scavenging” engine using low pressure air to clear the cylinder of the exhaust gases.)
Display boards in Induction Area1560 viewsgiving history of the museum and setting the scene
Our new reception area1547 views
Our new reception area1544 viewsLooking very smart on first day of use
Tickets for the Easter Tombola1542 viewsanother winner heads over to the table to collect his prize
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1530 viewsLooking towards exit
Crossley No 1 in new induction area1525 views
Yes the Brotherhood engine is still under there somewhere1524 views
Having difficulty reading the oil pressure gauge1515 viewsit was reading 30psi when we did manage to peer through the smoke
Yes you are right - just to add to the confusion this picture is on its side
Furnival engine1513 viewsS/No 369 built in 1898, ˝ HP Towns gas with tube ignition. Originally used at Peak Press, Chapel-en-le-Frith. Now driving a Furnival platen printing press, type set letters are on display. The future aim is to have the press actually printing.
National gas engine type SE1512 viewsS/No19867, built in 1909, 34 HP. Found under railway arches when the Jubilee Underground line was being built. Building had belonged to Smiths Tube Works.