50 inch 'Bull' engine

Made:
1876-1877 in Hayle
maker:
Harvey and Company Limited

50 inch "Bull" engine built by Harvey & Co., Hayle, Cornwall, in 1876-7 for the iron shaft at Severn Tunnel Pumping Station, Sudbrook, Monmouthshire

Bottom beam, front of engine furthest away from pit.

Bottom Beam

Feed pump with plunger & rod, complete with loop, brasses, gib & cotter; foot bracket (fits to 18). Suction clack with relief bypass, delivery clack, shut off cock and tee; lever and weight removed.

Feed Pump

Bottom beam, rear (nearest towards pit).

Bottom beam, rear (nearest towards pit)

Lever and weight of relief valve.

Lever and Weight for Relief Valve

Column

Column

Transom

Transom

Cylinder beam, front

Cylinder beam, front

Cylinder beam rear

Cylinder beam rear

Guide frame for piston rod cap, left (as seen from front).

Guide Frame for Piston Rod Cap

Guide frame for piston rod cap, right

Guide frame for piston rod cap, right

Beam to support guide frames item 7 & 8

Beam to support guide frames item 7 & 8

Cylinder with nozzles and bottom cover (lacking gland)

Cylinder with nozzles and bottom cover

Beam forming cill of weigh frame

Beam forming cill of weigh frame

Weigh post, left, with frame bolts & nuts and studs & nuts for arbor bearing

Weigh post

Weigh post right with frame bolts and nuts and studs & nuts for arbor bearing

Weigh post right with frame bolts and nuts and studs

Head of weigh frame, with gland for plug rod

Head of weigh frame, with gland for plug rod

Bridging joist for working floor.

Bridging Joist for Working Floor

Common joists for working floor with wooden bearing pieces.

Common joists for working floor with wooden bearing pieces

Common joists for working floor with wooden bearing pieces

Common joists for working floor with wooden bearing pieces

Condenser cistern with condenser and air pump complete with bucket, rod and cover

Condenser cistern with condenser and air pump complete with bucket

Length of feed pipe marked GWR Co

Length of feed pipe marked GWR Co

Eduction pipe - 2 pieces joined with spigot of faucet expansion joint

Eduction Pipe

Main steam valve

Main steam valve

Cylinder cover

Cylinder cover

Beam with gudgeon stool, links (complete) and loop for plug rod and air pump rod. The pin for the piston rod cap is not fitted

Beam with gudgeon stool

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Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1969-2
type:
engines
credit:
British Railways, Western

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