London Museum of Water and Steam - a modern museum piece
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London Museum of Water and Steam - a modern museum piece
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Dec 2019
Technology moves on apace and not everything worthy of a place in a museum is all that old. This big red motor driven vertical spindle centrifugal pump is a case in point. It was built by Weir Pumps Ltd of Cathcart near Glasgow in 1985. It was one of ten in a new pumping station at Kew Bridge that replaced the 1940s electric pumps in this room. The new pumping station lasted a mere 26 years and was closed in May 2012 and demolished in September 2012. Water is still pumped at Kew Bridge but it is now by remotely operated pumps deep underground in association with London's water ring main.
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