Stationary Engine - January 2018

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The Warwick Generating Plant Has anyone information on this little Warwick DC generating plant? 8 Identity & Assistance This section is for readers seeking help with regards to identifying and/or information on a particular engine or maybe ‘how to do it’ advice on a restoration project.

The Warwick DC Generating Set

I was recently invited to inspect a small generating set belonging to Colin Williams from Horsham in Sussex.

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My PH1050 Crossley Brothers 'Bedford Engine'

This engine, a type PH 1050, found in bits on a pallet in a warehouse in Dundee, was built by the Crossley Brothers Ltd at the Elstow Engineering Works in Bedford in circa 1926.

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Unusual Lister Engines

With the West Oxon Steam Rally 2017 drawing out a large collection of Lister Engines, here are a few of the more unusual models seen.

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The Great Dorset Steam Fair 2017

August 2017 saw the holding of the 49th Great Dorset Steam Fair, at Tarrant Hinton.

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Demise Of An English Electric Mammoth

It is with a broken heart that I write this about the demise of an English Electric Type 16 SV engine, serial number 1H 2796.

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Learning About Diesel Engines

The recent article about air-cooled engines reminded me of when in 1967, in my early twenties, I was offered the job as Deck Engineer on P&O’s TES Canberra, a 46,000 tonne ocean liner.

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Homelite Power Plant

I am sure that we all have certain shows, whether they are big events or little crank-ups, that we don’t want to miss; for me these include the two Marshalls Yard Engine and Tractor Crank-ups organised by Tony and Sylvia Haydon in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support, a most worthy charity I think you will all agree.

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Ken Bratley Auction Sale

I had the good fortune of attending the auction sale of the Ken Bratley Collection of engines and associated items.

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