The Brotherhood engine can be lit up under the lean to 1552 viewsthis allows us to continue working when the light gets bad at this time of year
Display boards in Induction Area1541 viewsgiving history of the museum and setting the scene
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1540 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.)
Our new reception area1531 views
Our new reception area1525 viewsLooking very smart on first day of use
Tickets for the Easter Tombola1522 viewsanother winner heads over to the table to collect his prize
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1507 viewsLooking towards exit
Crossley No 1 in new induction area1506 views
Yes the Brotherhood engine is still under there somewhere1506 views
Having difficulty reading the oil pressure gauge1499 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
National gas engine type SE1495 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.
Furnival engine1488 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.