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[papasmurf]

Someone may be interested. How The Lizard Cornwall Foghorn used to be started up. Now it is just a "squeaker."

[RoSy]

What no kick starter !!

[Mark M]

He obviously remembered the routine, I'd need a check list a mile long!

REgards, Mark

[Adrian]

All good stuff, I offer this:



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[Davie Hall]

Where is the steam engine located? I wouldn't mind a look at it

[Norm]

Adrian I doubt and company could build something like that these days, such beautiful machines and so well made. Nothing built these days will be running in another 100 years

[papasmurf]

Information about viewing days of that triple steam engine here:-

http://www.kemptonsteam.org/visit-us/opening-times/

[Adrian]

Norm,



all is not lost.



https://www.p2steam.com/



Davie,



you could check the dates here and see if you could do both.



https://www.kemptonparkautojumble.co.uk ... umble.html



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[Norm]

Thanks Adrian it is good to know some people still care and that not all the skills have been lost, at least not yet but I am afraid it may not be too long till they are.

[Wheaters]

That foghorn is amazing.

I recently saw the River Don Engine under steam at Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield. It was built to roll steel so was designed to run in both directions had to be able to constantly reverse in very short order. The torque figures involved in this process is difficult to imagine - bearing in mind that the flywheel weighs 40 tons!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lW0PJu8wUg