Talk:Dogdyke Pumping Station

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Pinchbeck engine

EdJogg makes a good point about the remarks on steamability. I've put the remarks about the Pinchbeck engine on the Pinchbeck Engine page as that makes sense to me. I've referred it to the leaflet, but even that is not definitive in this regard. None of the available web references says it can't be steamed, but the second edition of Hill's book describes the taking down of the chimney. Unfortunately I'm not at home so I can't check the page numbers. And I suppose the fact that I've been there a load of times and know this would be called Original Research, despite it will be testimony of what is said on the walls...

the Stationary Engines web site is more explicit, but not explicit enough. I may ask the museum for a letter and then scan it into wikicommons.--Robert EA Harvey (talk) 19:48, 8 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The lack of information is surprising. Most preserved engine descriptions I have come across give an indication of the steamability -- a return to steam is often the ultimate goal, and if this has not been achieved there is usually an explanation of where the restoration process has reached and why. -- EdJogg (talk) 00:18, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The lack of information surprises me not at all. Most of these web resources are local authoritities or newspaper-based general tourist sites created in Lincolnshire. I live in Lincolnshire. Our councillors and reporters could not find their own kneecaps if I drew arrows on their legs in felt-tipped pen. The museum is owned by the IDB, and run by the local authority (at the moment). The IDB is the finest type of quango - a small group of dedicated and underpaid people who have been doing the same job for years (since the 18th century in fact) and who don't have splashy budgets for flashy web pages. The Dogdyke engine has a preservation society, but the Pinchbeck one does not. Actually, I like the Pinchbeck site more. It has that faintly hopeless air that has characterised Lincolnshire since the second world war. It, and Ayscoughee Hall, are just thoroughly Spalding. I love that.--Robert EA Harvey (talk) 12:00, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Love the image you paint... I guess the answer for these engines/groups is to find an enthusiastic member who is prepared to take on a small website (I know the pain/pleasure of this first hand). LA-hosted sites are sometimes the only evidence that the places exist, and they are rarely comprehensive. Otherwise we'll need to wait until someone writes a piece for Old Glory magazine, or the like... -- EdJogg (talk) 14:09, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Boilers

What's a "twin tube Cornish boiler"?

Also the pressures of 12 & 15psi seem very low for Lancashire boilers, let alone a locomotive boiler. It's not implausible, given that it's reboilering for an old engine designed for low pressures, but still unusual. Many engine in similar positions were converted as pusher compounds, with a new HP cylinder added and the old LP cylinder still working at its original pressure. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:50, 14 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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