Asquith
Diamond
- Joined
- Mar 3, 2005
- Location
- Somerset, UK
This thread will feature photos from a small sewage pumping station close to the centre of the historic town of Shrewsbury, England. It can be seen running on steaming days. See:-
Home - Coleham Pumping Station
I'll also be featuring a few other things seen in Shrewsbury.
There are two beam engines, made by W R Renshaw of Stoke-on-Trent in 1899. Nothing big or fancy. Nice, though.
As far as I know, Renshaw's didn't make many steam engines, but they did make 70 railway freight and passenger cars for Barnum & Bailey's Circus tour of Europe!
The boilers were made by Galloways in 1899. They are of the Cornish (single flue) type. These tended to be smokier than the Lancashire (twin flue) type, so it seems surprising that they were chosen for use in a residential area. Mind you, I don’t suppose smoke was the residents' main objection.
Home - Coleham Pumping Station
I'll also be featuring a few other things seen in Shrewsbury.
There are two beam engines, made by W R Renshaw of Stoke-on-Trent in 1899. Nothing big or fancy. Nice, though.
As far as I know, Renshaw's didn't make many steam engines, but they did make 70 railway freight and passenger cars for Barnum & Bailey's Circus tour of Europe!
The boilers were made by Galloways in 1899. They are of the Cornish (single flue) type. These tended to be smokier than the Lancashire (twin flue) type, so it seems surprising that they were chosen for use in a residential area. Mind you, I don’t suppose smoke was the residents' main objection.