2012

TG3406 : Waddon Pumping Engine No. 2

taken 12 years ago, near to Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Waddon Pumping Engine No. 2
Waddon Pumping Engine No. 2
From Waddon Pumping Station in Croydon. Last waterworks in Britain to have a reciprocating steam engine in commercial operation (1982). The older No.1 engine went to Kew Bridge in 1984.

The Waddon engine was built by James Simpson & Company in Pimlico in 1910.
It's a cross compound engine, run on compressed air.
Strumpshaw Steam Collection

The strumpshaw collection is an undercover array or portable, stationary traction steam engines. Through years of collecting the strumpshaw, like the Thursford collection has grown into a museum. Every year a steam fair is run.
Inside the museum are many traction engines, a large beam engine, diesel pumps and even a railway locomotive.


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TG3406, 256 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Ashley Dace   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 23 July, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 July, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! TG 3461 0651 [10m precision]
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