The massive engine was constructed for the Grand Junction Water Works company and is able to pump 472 gallons in just a single stroke. The beam, which is made from cast iron, weighs a staggering ...

Each beam engine has a 13 tonne beam, 24 tonne flywheel and is the height of a 4-storey building. Burton-upon-Trent produced an enormous amount of sewage for a small town, mainly brewery waste ...

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In 1874, the Prestongrange Coal and Iron Company bought this second-hand steam-powered Cornish Beam Engine to tackle the problem of flooding. This machine had already worked at four different ...