Japanese stationary engines now in UK
Chris Graham on 15th August 2020
Chris Madeley spotlights three Japanese stationary engines that are now on loan to the Butterley Museum in Ripley, Derbyshire.
Stationary Engine
The Paddock Wood Gathering
Chris Graham on 9th June 2020
Alan & Lynne Cullen report on one of the last stationary engine get-togethers before Covid-19 struck – The Paddock Wood Gathering 2020
Industrial Stuart-Turner P55
Chris Graham on 4th June 2020
Two-stroke engines are like Marmite; people either love or hate them. But Philip Thornton-Evison is a big fan his industrial Stuart-Turner P55
National gas engine found
Chris Graham on 3rd April 2020
Alan Cullen reports on an interesting National gas engine that he came across during a recent visit to the Papplewick Pumping Station and Museum in Nottinghamshire.
A wonderful engine display
Chris Graham on 28th March 2020
Barry Job pays tribute to Phil Jefferies’ wonderful engine display, which really exemplifies the value of going the extra mile.
Oddball Stuart Turner engine
Chris Graham on 10th March 2020
Stephen Williams has his interest peaked by an oddball Stuart Turner engine he spotted on social media recently
Piston ring replacement guide
Chris Graham on 6th March 2020
Sam Bloake provides a helpful and practical, experienced-based piston ring replacement guide, covering the basics to get you started.
Cooper-Stewart portable shearing set
Chris Graham on 23rd January 2020
Pete Barker tells the tale of the purchase and restoration of a Cooper-Stewart portable shearing set Pete Barker’s restored Cooper-Stewart portable shearing set I have a strange passion for smaller engines powering machinery that would have commonly been used in peoples’…
End of season crank-up in Wales
Chris Graham on 22nd January 2020
Alan & Lynne Cullen report from the End of Season Crank-Up at the Internal Fire Museum of Power, Wales The first of the visiting engines we encountered was this little Blackstone, commonly referred to as a ‘Blister’ engine At 6am…
