National Museums Collection Centre, Granton - steam engine from a gasworks
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National Museums Collection Centre, Granton - steam engine from a gasworks
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 14 Apr 2003
Horizontal single cylinder engine by J Garvie of Aberdeen and drive a sliding vane gas exhauster by G Waller of Stroud. It was used at Aberdeen Gasworks and donated by Scottish Gas. Like many of the engines in this store, it has been re-erected on a purpose built concrete foundation. This not only keeps the parts together but gives the researcher a better impression of how the engine would have looked at work.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.97896
Longitude
-3.2368