Worcester and Birmingham Canal - steamboat Lady Selsey engine
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Worcester and Birmingham Canal - steamboat Lady Selsey engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 7 Jul 2012
Lady Selsey Image is a modern vessel to a traditional design and is normally based in the Selsey area on the south coast. The owner built all his own steam plant and this is the main steam engine. It is mechanically, if not visually elegant and is an oscillating vee twin. The cylinders are held up against the port faces by a spring loaded trunnion and the force of the spring can be adjusted to compensate for working the engine hard. The lever pointing to top left is the reverser and operates a simple 'changeover' valve in a drum shaped casing. The engine drives to the propshaft via a chain and 2:1 speed increasing gearing.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.184313
Longitude
-2.219787