03-23-2009, 07:58 PM
The original water pump is a most impressive and ornate piece of Victorian metalwork. I don't believe there are any straight plain pieces of metal. The pump house is 3 stories high (IIRC) and the pump section is way below ground level. When it was operating the flywheel ran at very few rpm (or even slower) and you could see the mechanism work and watch the valves being changed over on each rev. Unfortunately, they lost their steam source years ago. (I haven't heard that they got it back :cry: ) One of the pumps was damaged and couldn't be operated.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.