Original Of Sir William Armstrong Steam Engine

[MEinThailandParticipant @meinthailand]

A friend of mine is making the Sir William Armstrong Steam Engine Horizontal Steam Twin Engine Kit from Cotswold Heritage and I'm trying to find out for him the original engine upon which the model was based.

The model was designed by Anthony Mount and was introduced in Model Engineer Magazine 2011, Volume 207, Issue 4410, Page 234. Unfortunately this is one missing from my collection!

Research on the Internet throws up two possibilities, either the Hydraulic Pumping Engine that powered the hydraulic systems at Tower Bridge London or the engine displayed on the Canal & river trust website and stated to have "supplied the power for hydraulic cranes and capstans throughout the dock at Ellesmere Port."

These are relevant websites:-

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Only one of these can be the inspiration for the model, but which one?

Edited By MEinThailand on 15/12/2014 03:41:49

[MEinThailandParticipant @meinthailand]

Where is the original of this model by Anthony Mount

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Its based on the pair at the Boat Museum, National Waterways Museum, Ellsmere Port.

There is another thread on this engine on teh forum if you have not seen it yet.

J

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