Kew Bridge Steam Museum - Maudslay beam engine
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Kew Bridge Steam Museum - Maudslay beam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 1 Jan 2014
This was installed here in 1838 by Maudslay Sons & Field of Lambeth at a tender price of £7550. The engine was converted to the higher pressure Cornish cycle in 1846-7. The engine has been extensively rebuilt over the years and was retired in 1944. It was restored to working order in 1985 and was the site's third Cornish beam engine to be returned to steam. The next major project was to be the Bull engine that is alongside in the same building.
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Image Location
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