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I thought I’d post a photo I took of the beams of the Crofton Beam Engines. These are the oldest working steam engines in the world!
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Today’s photo is of a Tower Bridge Steam Engine. One of two identical engines, it is housed under the south approach to the bridge.
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Steam Engines My recent trip back to England seems to have been dominated by steam engines. I saw the steam engines that used to raise and lower the bascules (the road sections that open to allow tall ships to pass through) and the steam engines Crofton that used to pump water to the highest point on the Kennet and Avon Canal. On returning from the visit to Crofton, passing through my former home village of Aldbourne, I noticed a traction […]
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