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« Reply #30 on: March 22, 2015, 11:21:24 PM » |
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« Reply #40 on: March 22, 2015, 11:31:58 PM » |
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The engines are fired by coal, originally brought up the Thames in barges, but later by rail. The trust hope to restore a section of the rail track soon as the footings for it are still there.
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« Reply #41 on: March 22, 2015, 11:38:25 PM » |
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The 2 landmark chimneys were actually built 23 years apart.
Having passed this so many times over the years, it was fascinating to actually take a look inside. I'm really glad I made the effort to go.
Check the link at the start of this thread for further open weekends & try & go. £7 entry, but they only take cash, no card payments.
Whether you're a steam fan or not, it's a beautiful creation & a testament to the skills that used to make Britain Great.
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« Reply #42 on: March 24, 2015, 07:39:21 AM » |
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Sounds like you kinder liked it then???  Visited it a few years ago, its an amazing place, and the sheer size of the engine, wow! I'd recommend a visit to The London Museum of Water and Steam, which used to be known as the Kew Pumping Station before re-branding. Here they have the "the 100 inch" engine which is the largest surviving single cylinder beam engine in the world. http://waterandsteam.org.uk/ |
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Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #43 on: March 24, 2015, 09:04:55 AM » |
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Great place, that would keep an old coppersmith happy 'til his dying day. Steam is my era, long let it be remembered. BUT, as my old chief used to say " its just boiling a kettle lad" that's what counts |
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« Reply #44 on: March 24, 2015, 09:21:44 AM » |
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I drove to the Ace Cafe afterwards for something to eat & passed the Kew steam museum on the way. I know nothing about steam power but just love watching it in action. There was a small tea room at Kempton - I spent ages leaning on the guardrail with a bunch of old guys, all armed with a mug of tea in one hand & a wadge of home made cake in the other, just gazing at this machine the size of a house as it whirred away. Fabulous.
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