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Todays Visit to Ellen Road Steam Museum

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raynerd:
Although we are going slightly off the topic here, there is actually another steam engine that is being restored literally on my door step. A few years ago I use to live less than 100 yards away from it and never new it was there! I`ve since moved about 2 miles away and it was only when I was speaking to local model engineer who told me it was there that I decided to knock on the door when I noticed the gates were unlocked, only a few months ago. I was shown around the engine and I also would like to offer some time working there (cleaning and such!) when the intial few months of my day job calms down nearer Christmas. It is a lovely engine and I believe they are very near to getting the grant of £60,000 needed to restore the boiler. That would be absoutely amazing having such a local steaming engine near me. Of course I live 200 yards away from the East Lancs Railway if locos float your boat, so to speak. With the locos there seems to be millions of people willing to help out, infact I think there are waiting lists for certain jobs. I think these little mill engine restoration projects find it a bit harder to find vaulenteers. The engine is at the Grane Rd site in Haslingden
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/1673846.grane_mill_restoration_project_open_days/
Photos of Grane
http://www.theviewfromthenorth.org/portfolio23078.html

kwackers:
Wigan Pier reputedly has the biggest working steam engine in the world. The "Trencherfield Mill Steam Engine", don't know how it compares but last time I went it was BIG.
Science Museum in Manchester has some interesting engines too.

Actually now I come to think about it, everyone and their dog has a working steam engine. Even I've got one! (Entry fee 50p - includes free tea and biscuit).

andyf:
Chris, John et al: thanks for the great info. Here in NW England, we aren't exactly short of steam museums, are we? And only slightly further afield, there's the water-powered Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Ironbridge, the National Railway Museum in York, etc etc. Enough to keep a 63 year old small boy like me entranced for weeks! Maybe I should go on tour.

Andy

raynerd:
Kwacks, yes believe the one at Wigan Pier is a big one but I heard it wasn`t running... don`t know how true that is.

Bluechip:

--- Quote from: andyf on October 03, 2010, 04:40:16 PM ---Chris, John et al: thanks for the great info. Here in NW England, we aren't exactly short of steam museums, are we? And only slightly further afield, there's the water-powered Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Ironbridge, the National Railway Museum in York, etc etc. Enough to keep a 63 year old small boy like me entranced for weeks! Maybe I should go on tour.

Andy

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If you go to Abbeydale, it's not far from this. Like most others, better to find out beforehand when they steam it.

Kelham Island.



Dave BC

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