Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engines
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Ryhope Pumping Station - steam pumping engines
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 28 May 1989
This shows the two Woolf compound beam engines built in 1868 by R & W Hawthorn and in use until 1967. The cylinders are 27.5" x 5'4" and 45" x 8'. The beams are 33' between end centres and weigh 22 tons. The flywheels are 24' diameter and weigh 18 tons. The engines used steam at 35 psi, ran at 10 rpm and delivered 40,000 gallons per hour against a 243' head.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.865387
Longitude
-1.372242