Portable engine on the Bill of Portland
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Portable engine on the Bill of Portland
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 31 Dec 1991
This portable engine was found, derelict and apparently abandoned, on a roadside tip by a minor road on the Isle of Portland. A portable engine cannot propel itself. It has to be towed, e.g. by horses or a traction engine, to the site where it is required. When fired up, it can then provide belt-driven power for a variety of purposes.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.549655
Longitude
-2.433265