Steam Pumping Engine

Museum of Power's one remaining working steam engine called Marshall. This part of my blog is dedicated to this engine and I am showing in close up detail as many component parts of this machine as I can. For the full details of this machine please follow the link to the museum's own WEBSITE.

Housed in a former Water Pumping Station, the museum contains a fascinating collection which ranges from a working overhead machine shop to a petrol powered iron. The jewel in our crown is the 'Lilleshall' triple expansion steam pump called Marshall now back in steam after 50 years.


These next 8 images are of the working stem engine Marshall. Three stories high above ground and two stories below ground this is truly a leviathan of a water pumping engine.

The next shots are of some of the small components which are part of this engine. The engine was made in 1936 so it has this superb quality of engineering excellence not often seen today. It is a beautiful piece of machinery that has an artistic feel to the finish of every cog & every dial.  

© Lionel Callow 2015