Elsecar Newcomen Engine - 'gone indoors'
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Elsecar Newcomen Engine - 'gone indoors'
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 11 May 2017
The Elsecar Newcomen engine was built in 1795 and is the oldest in situ atmospheric engine in the world. It has now been restored and can be moved by hydraulic power. The normal resting position of an atmospheric beam engine is with the outdoor (pump) end of the beam in the down position. In this photograph the indoor end is down (i.e. the engine has gone indoors) and this indicates that the engine is being powered by the hydraulic system. This was a special event for the International Early Engines Conference.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.494927
Longitude
-1.417978