Thomas Tait papermill, disused steam engine
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Thomas Tait papermill, disused steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 6 May 1982
A 1928 built Belliss & Morcom inverted vertical triple expansion steam engine direct coupled to a Lancashire Dynamo & Motor Co Ltd alternator. Good for 1100 brake horsepower at 300 rpm on steam at 240-245 psi. Fitted with an Arca regulator for interstage steam extraction. Surrounded by junk and almost certainly scrapped. The mill has now closed also.
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Image Location
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57.264287
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