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| krv3000:
as per rob good post |
| S. Heslop:
That's a real elegant engine, I'll have to visit. One thing i've always wondered is the pillars and fancy arches in these places; were they made that way to look pretty/ out of pride or was it just because they were available, being mass produced for all kinds of uses? |
| vtsteam:
Much capital, low labor, no digital automation, decoration conferred status, status begot investment. Result: engineering art. Case also can be made for increased stiffness by curves, flutes and reliefs in castings, so some reduction in materials costs, though decorations not always sensible that way. Cost cutting not considered an admirable advetising trait. Wonderful stuff! |
| appletree:
Very nice, not a place I have visited, I am very fortunate to have Papplewick pumping station just 20 miles down the road, even so I don’t visit often enough. The first time we went some 25 years ago it was shut, we didn’t know it was there just followed the road sign. We were stood at the gate with my 2 year old son in his push chair, when an enthusiast working on the engine, he invited us in showed us all round including all the interesting bits where the public cannot normally go. |
| mcostello:
Very cool place, Would they call those wrenches "knuckle busters?" |
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