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two Willans engines driving a pair of dynamos delivering 90 Amps at 540–575 Volts for arc lights, jet condensers and a 170,000 gallon (773 m 3) underground water tank, banks of batteries to equalise the voltage, the battery house was north east of the engine room. [3] The station started generating electricity in November 1891. [6]
Gateshead TMD was a railway traction maintenance depot situated in Gateshead, England.The depot code was 52A during the steam era and GD later on.. It was known, along with the adjacent locomotive works, as Greenesfield or Greensfield, after a Mr. Greene, from whom the North Eastern Railway (NER) bought the land [citation needed].
There followed more of the same and several 0-6-0 engines. Although the works numbers went up to 100, probably only twenty were new, since the company carried out a great deal of rebuilding work. Although the works numbers went up to 100, probably only twenty were new, since the company carried out a great deal of rebuilding work.
Main engine deck of a cargo vessel Location of a ship's engine room on a bulk carrier Engine room of the Mercy Ship Caribbean Mercy in 1997. Her propulsion diesel is an MAK. EMD diesels in the engine room of the Research Vessel Davidson circa 2002. On a ship, the engine room (ER) [1] is the compartment where the machinery for marine propulsion ...
Gateshead 10 was built in 1925 by the Gateshead and District Tramways Company, one of a batch of single-deck trams built by their Sunderland Road works from 1920 to 1928. Built to a length of 48'8", it was fitted with longitudinal seating for 48 passengers with front exit and rear entrance doors, two Brill 39E reversed maximum traction bogies ...
The Gateshead and District Tramways commenced services on 22 October 1883 with steam-hauled tramcars operating on three routes centred on Gateshead High Street. In 1897, British Electric Traction took ownership of the company [ 2 ] and the Gateshead and District Tramways Act of 1899 authorised the modernisation and electrification of the system.
This engine is stored outside on the Marley Hill site and is a possible candidate for overhaul. It is a sentinel shunter and therefore resembles a diesel shunter, yet is a steam engine. Stored Red Private 1953 W.G. Bagnall 0-6-0 ST, Gamma: This engine is stored undercover in Marley Hill Engine Shed and can be seen whenever the site is open. Stored
She had 15 derricks, [11] worked by 14 team winches made by Clarke, Chapman & Co of Gateshead, England, who also made her windlass. [15] One of her derricks could lift up to 25 tons; four could lift ten tons, and the other ten could lift five tons. Her boiler room; engine room; and single funnel were aft, between holds 4 and 5. [11]