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Horizontal single cylinder steam engine
Steam engine from saw mill in Llantwit Major, South Glamorgan. Probably first used to power a small generating plant, and last used in 1974 to drive a generator at a saw mill in Llantwit Major.
It appears to retain many of its original features - round spoked flywheel, disc crank, fish bellied crosshead guide bars, belt driven governor, mahogany cylinder lagging etc. Engine and outboard crankshaft bearing are mounted on modern steel frames. Painted black, green and red.
1 cylinder: 7½" diameter Stroke: 14" Output: about 15 hp Efficiency: 12% Flywheel: 5' diameter Pulley belt drive to governor.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
75.35I
Measurements
Length
(mm): 2890
Width
(mm): 800
flywheel
(mm): 1450
Height
(mm): 1580
flywheel
(mm): 1560
Weight
(tonnes): 2
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