Thomas Tait papermill, steam turbine
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Thomas Tait papermill, steam turbine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 May 1982
This was a modern W H Allen steam turbine driving an alternator via an Allen-Stoekicht epicyclic gear box. Steam was produced from a very compact Babcock & Wilcox water tube boiler. I believe I have notes in the loft and will amend in due course. This might have survived through to the mill's recent closure.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.264287
Longitude
-2.363721