Steam narrowboat Hasty - engine
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Steam narrowboat Hasty - engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 Jun 2013
Sissons inverted vertical compound engine No. 6262 built in 1965 and supplied to a technical college in Capetown, South Africa. The cylinders are 4.5" & 7" x 7.5". It was rated at 15 bhp at 250 rpm on steam at 150 psi. It has Stephenson link reverse and is surface condensing. The three throw air pump can partly be seen to the left of the main engine near the mechanical lubricator.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.457087
Longitude
-1.470898