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Last additions - 2010 season
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 Mirrlees engine UL8 type1552 viewsS/No 85780 built with a Ricardo Comet combustion chamber Mark – ULB, Power – 370 BHP, Speed – 600 RPM. Originally supplied to Corby and District Water Co. Northants circa 1942. Thought to have been built in 1939.Apr 20, 2010
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 Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1812 viewsMirrlees No 1, this is the first engine every built in the UK (and only the 3rd ever built in the world). It was completed in November 1897 by Mirrlees, Watson, Yaryan & Company Limited in Glasgow.Apr 16, 2010
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 Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1638 viewsfrom bottom of building looking back towards early engines. On left front Mirrlees No 1, on right Hornsby Ackroyd, in distance Atkinson-cycle engine, Griffin, Crossley piano baseApr 16, 2010
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 Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1685 viewsLister engines and lighting plantApr 16, 2010
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 Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1617 viewsbottom of building looking towards the Wells Bros engine. (Designed by John H Hamilton (chief engineer of Wells Bros) c1896. This was the first “Pressure-Scavenging” engine using low pressure air to clear the cylinder of the exhaust gases.)Apr 16, 2010
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 Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1573 viewsLooking towards exitApr 16, 2010
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 Induction area1496 viewshelps visitors find out about the history of the museum and sets the scene for what they are about to seeApr 16, 2010
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 Crossley No 1 in new induction area1560 viewsApr 16, 2010
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 Piano base Crossley in the new Induction Area1540 viewsApr 16, 2010
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 Display of leaflets1609 viewstelling visitors about the other great attractions and accommodation in the Cheshire Peak District areaApr 16, 2010
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 Our new reception area1582 viewsApr 16, 2010
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 Display boards in Induction Area1596 viewsgiving history of the museum and setting the sceneApr 16, 2010
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