Old industrial buildings in the U.S. generally are better looking than modern ones but it doesn’t matter much because they are mostly gone and those that remain are gutted. This sewage pumping station is magnificent. The fact that it did not get bombed, V-1’d, V-2’d or just demolished is equally magnificent.
There is something magical about these amazing machines. But more so, to think they were built by candlelight and by hand, and all the engineering and math was done by hand on paper! The weight must be amazing!
@@teescottageguyproductions imagine, justing sitting there, no public, cloth cap on head, eating cheese butties and swigging Yorkshire tea, as close to bliss as you possibly get unless of course Fred Dibnah was with you.
@teescottageguyproductions that is wonderful, and as much as I love steam locomotives my favourites being Gresley or Ivatt GN locos, a stationary engine is poetry in motion. It's gracefully slow and delightfully elegant and demands an chipped well worn enamel mug full of only the finest quality Yorkshire tea.
It’s also dedicated preservationists and engineers who spend hours caring for these engines. Hopefully they’ll still be running for many more generations to come
Its fantastic to see the see the preservation of industrial archaeology. Once this technology is destroyed we have but nothing, drawings and the printed word left to create in our minds what once was. Awesome 😘
Thanks for posting! Beautiful Victorian machinery! How much of the rubbish we build today be running in 150 years time. Check out INTERNAL FIRE MUSEUM, West Wales. You’ll love it. Phil, who runs it specialises in old diesel engines. Some are HUGE. 👍
@@teescottageguyproductions good on you! I’m sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy it. If you have time, let me know what you think. Phil, I’m sure he’s still there, heard about a twin cylinder diesel on farm land in Norfolk. He phoned farmer who said he'd never heard of it. They arranged a meet at the farm. The farmer asked where the engine was. Phill took him to a point on the land covered in brambles. They cleared the area and found a dilapidated shed! Phil found the partly dismantled engine inside. Found all the bits apart from a bearing cap. (I think that was the part) Phil got out his metal detector, and eventually found the cap. Engine now in building at Phil's place, fully restored and running! Enjoy. All the best, David.
@@davidaustin2172 Wow that is incredible!! I'll definitely be filming a video of the visit so make sure to keep you eye out for that! It's in early July I'm going (possibly on the 12th) but I'm not 100% sure.
@@teescottageguyproductions i can imagine Yea sure i maybe the head of engine cleaning or i get to look after 85 But its not operating enormous steam engines
Excellent video James - it's like being there }:-)))
Thanks very much Keith!
Big kudos to these guys who lovingly maintain all these wonderful machines in working order. From Texas.
It’s absolutely fantastic!
Old industrial buildings in the U.S. generally are better looking than modern ones but it doesn’t matter much because they are mostly gone and those that remain are gutted. This sewage pumping station is magnificent. The fact that it did not get bombed, V-1’d, V-2’d or just demolished is equally magnificent.
It’s a great shame, in Britain we have a lot of old buildings gutted of engines but still in use with modern equivalents in or with a new use
There is something magical about these amazing machines. But more so, to think they were built by candlelight and by hand, and all the engineering and math was done by hand on paper! The weight must be amazing!
Absolutely!! It’s fantastic
I love the old equipment, not only worked well but was a work of ART at the same time.
It’s brilliant!
Steam engines are considered by many to become a living thing, but how tranquil and therapeutic is to watch these engines.
Absolutely!!
@@teescottageguyproductions imagine, justing sitting there, no public, cloth cap on head, eating cheese butties and swigging Yorkshire tea, as close to bliss as you possibly get unless of course Fred Dibnah was with you.
@Steven_Rowe I do that a lot! I also maintain a beam engine in Darlington
@teescottageguyproductions that is wonderful, and as much as I love steam locomotives my favourites being Gresley or Ivatt GN locos, a stationary engine is poetry in motion.
It's gracefully slow and delightfully elegant and demands an chipped well worn enamel mug full of only the finest quality Yorkshire tea.
@Steven_Rowe great!
Very interesting, a lot of different mechanical configurations, thanks for sharing 😊🇨🇦
Thank you very much
So many ingenious mechanisms working away. Really cool 😊.
It’s amazing!!
From the USA and It's Impressive to see such magnificent engines from where the industrial age began.
They’re fantastic machines
The secret to their longevity is best described as. Very large machines, Moving very slow.
It’s also dedicated preservationists and engineers who spend hours caring for these engines. Hopefully they’ll still be running for many more generations to come
Its fantastic to see the see the preservation of industrial archaeology. Once this technology is destroyed we have but nothing, drawings and the printed word left to create in our minds what once was. Awesome 😘
Well said! I completely agree! Thanks for the comment
Best video I have seen of this place. Thanks from NY.
Wow, thanks!
Great video! It’s amazing that we are still using steam for the vast majority of our power generation today.
Thanks! Yes it is isn’t it!
Totally Awesome! What more can I say.
Thanks!!
Thanks for posting! Beautiful Victorian machinery! How much of the rubbish we build today be running in 150 years time. Check out INTERNAL FIRE MUSEUM, West Wales. You’ll love it. Phil, who runs it specialises in old diesel engines. Some are HUGE. 👍
Thank you! Funny you should say that but I’m visiting internal fire in July!
Thanks
@@teescottageguyproductions good on you! I’m sure you’ll thoroughly enjoy it. If you have time, let me know what you think. Phil, I’m sure he’s still there, heard about a twin cylinder diesel on farm land in Norfolk. He phoned farmer who said he'd never heard of it. They arranged a meet at the farm. The farmer asked where the engine was. Phill took him to a point on the land covered in brambles. They cleared the area and found a dilapidated shed! Phil found the partly dismantled engine inside. Found all the bits apart from a bearing cap. (I think that was the part) Phil got out his metal detector, and eventually found the cap.
Engine now in building at Phil's place, fully restored and running! Enjoy. All the best, David.
@@davidaustin2172 Wow that is incredible!! I'll definitely be filming a video of the visit so make sure to keep you eye out for that! It's in early July I'm going (possibly on the 12th) but I'm not 100% sure.
Man i hope one day i could operate engines like that
It’s fantastic
@@teescottageguyproductions i can imagine
Yea sure i maybe the head of engine cleaning or i get to look after 85
But its not operating enormous steam engines
The manufacture of leather belts was an industry unto itself.
Absolutely!
All four engines are now in running order.
I know, they’ve done a great job
Fred Dibnah would love this place, as do I
Indeed he would’ve! Believe it or not he never went to see it
Would have been nice to hear everything your guide was saying, otherwise its a great film.
Thanks for the feedback
9:45 The size of the wheel.
It’s impressive isn’t it!!??
Sure is!@@teescottageguyproductions
What madness requires coal to be shoveled to shoulder height?
It’s due to the auto coalers