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inside the water jacket2547 viewsRuston VXA
Wot - no shed, another job that needs doing. Note non-standard outrigger bearing.6845 views
17 ton crank being lowered into place3669 viewsbelow the crank you can see the giant flywheel
View of the crankshaft3898 viewsPhotograph courtesy of Maurice Clyde, taken w/c 16 October 2006 whilst engine being dismantled
Geoff gives a brief history of where the engine came from 3009 viewsStott Engine facts:
• Built by SS Stott in 1903
• Horizontal cross compound engine
• Cylinders 12.5 inches and 22 inches by three inches
• Flywheel 10 foot in diameter with a weight of 10 tons
• HP Corliss Valves, LP Slide Valves
• Indicated horsepower 200-250hp
Here are some of the numbers found but no serial number2456 viewsRuston VXA - any help with year of build, bhp, etc appreciated
Dismantling the engine at the college4391 viewsPhotographs showing the first stage of dismantling, taken last week in September 2006 by Maurice Clyde
Oiling the main bearings2575 viewsRuston VXA
Last additions - Engines at the Museum
original lubricators3301 viewsSep 26, 2011
Info on S S Stott Company3078 viewsSep 26, 2011
Mayor of Cheshire East makes a short speech of welcome3031 viewsGeoff Challinor in foregroundSep 26, 2011
view of the whole engine3036 viewsand viewing platformsSep 26, 2011
once the engine is running visitors are invited up on the platform 2976 viewsto inspect the engine under the guidance of our volunteersSep 26, 2011
there wasn't an inch that didn't get photographed3033 viewsSep 26, 2011
view from the back2977 viewsSep 26, 2011
everything was polished and ready2936 viewsSep 26, 2011