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Ruston 6VRK


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5 files, last one added on Apr 10, 2006
Album viewed 2863 times
Rattling Monsters Exhibition


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31 files, last one added on May 13, 2006
Album viewed 3083 times
Steam Section


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30 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2011
Album viewed 3053 times
Gardner Exhibition 2004


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78 files, last one added on Jul 08, 2006
Album viewed 3233 times
Doxford Engine


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42 files, last one added on Apr 07, 2007
Album viewed 3812 times
MAN Diesel Engine being restored


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7 files, last one added on Apr 06, 2008
Album viewed 2316 times
Diesel Exhibition 2008


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18 files, last one added on May 25, 2009
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Ruston VXA rescue and restoration


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42 files, last one added on Jan 17, 2011
Album viewed 2993 times
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 Injector nozzle 2674 viewsRuston VXA
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 All 4 cylinders and heads fitted3034 viewsRuston VXA
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 Next stage of the dismantling process3837 viewsTaken at the college w/c 2 Oct 2006.

Photograph courtesy of Maurice Clyde
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 Relief now its all done3824 viewsNow that the Exhibition preparations are finished the relief shows on the face of a volunteer while they chat to visitors
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 Display case being assembled3024 viewsmany additional items were loaned to the museum to display during the exhibition including photographs and trinkets from the Gardner family
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 Series of photographs starting the 4L2 for the first time (3)3244 viewsafter its restoration work - just prior to the EHHS presentation May 2005
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 Pulling into the unusually tidy carpark.5123 views
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 Engine Plate2887 viewsStott Engine facts:
• Built by SS Stott in 1903
• Horizontal cross compound engine
• Cylinders 12.5 inches and 22 inches by three inches
• Flywheel 10 foot in diameter with a weight of 10 tons
• HP Corliss Valves, LP Slide Valves
• Indicated horsepower 200-250hp

Last additions - Engines at the Museum
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 original lubricators3503 viewsSep 26, 2011
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 Info on S S Stott Company3247 viewsSep 26, 2011
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 Mayor of Cheshire East makes a short speech of welcome3205 viewsGeoff Challinor in foregroundSep 26, 2011
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 view of the whole engine3190 viewsand viewing platformsSep 26, 2011
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 once the engine is running visitors are invited up on the platform 3138 viewsto inspect the engine under the guidance of our volunteersSep 26, 2011
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 there wasn't an inch that didn't get photographed3192 viewsSep 26, 2011
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 view from the back3136 viewsSep 26, 2011
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 everything was polished and ready3092 viewsSep 26, 2011