Ryhope Pumping Station - boiler feed pump
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Ryhope Pumping Station - boiler feed pump
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 28 May 1989
An inverted vertical duplex steam feed pump by Joseph Evans of Wolverhampton, works No. 10465. The slide valve cylinders are 5" x 5" and the flywheel is 30" diameter. The frames around the connecting rods and cranks result in this type of pump being termed a 'banjo pump'.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.865297
Longitude
-1.3724