Steam fire pump, Merryweather & Sons
Steam fire pump, Great Western Railway, built by Merryweather & Sons, London, in May 1902 at a cost of £157,'Valiant' model, used at Leamington Spa MPD, on loan to Old Oak Common in Nov. 1940, preserved 1959. (This model was named after HMS 'Valiant' to which it was supplied as a fresh-water pump c. 1875).
Details
- Object Number:
- 1986-7288
- Materials:
- cast iron and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall (estimate): 457.2 mm x 914.4 mm
- type:
- steam fire pump
- credit:
- British Rail, Historical Relics
