Rosyth Oil Fuel Depot
Introduction
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Rosyth Oil Fuel Depot
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Apr 1982
This site is now demolished. This was the main steam pump house containing four horizontal duplex tandem triple-expansion non-rotative pumping engines. These were built by Worthington-Simpson in 1917 and stopped in 1994. These were each of 366 brake horsepower and used to pump heavy fuel oil. An exterior view is here Image A set of three is preserved at Lyness on Hoy.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.022669
Longitude
-3.424634