Penrith Steam Museum - Robey undertype steam engine
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Penrith Steam Museum - Robey undertype steam engine
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 17 Jul 1983
This museum is now long gone but contained this beautiful, workable Robey single cylinder undertype semi-portable steam engine - No. 49166, c1940. This was purchased by a private collector in the south-east and exhibited at the former Knowle Hill Rally. It was once on the front cover of Model Engineer magazine if I remember correctly. The owner passed on but I it remained with his wife and in store in the Knowle Hill area. It was subsequently auctioned and bought privately. it is now on loan to the Robey Trust at Tavistock and in 2018 is receiving major boiler work.
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