Generous donation in their mother's memory1845 viewsHilda Warburton (daughter of Percy Jackson) died recently and in her memory members of the family came to present a cheque to the museum.
Taking photo of the Doxford dial board1791 viewsHilda Warburton (daughter of Percy Jackson) died recently and in her memory members of the family came to present a cheque to the museum.
Ian checks for any problems on the Brotherhood1789 viewsafter the initial run we removed the side covers and checked the bearing temperatures, everything was okay
MBE in one hand, engine in the other1789 viewsNever happier!
New look for our shop area1779 viewslooking towards exit
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1775 viewsLister engines and lighting plant
Look at the smoke cloud!!1766 viewsthis is the first run after over 20 years and the temperature is about 3 degrees - not kind for a first run but they couldn't wait to have a go
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1734 viewsfrom bottom of building looking back towards early engines. On left front Mirrlees No 1, on right Hornsby Ackroyd, in distance Atkinson-cycle engine, Griffin, Crossley piano base
Looks like something from the Twilight Zone1719 viewsDon watches over the Brotherhood as it first bursts into life
Memorial Building - ICE Exhibition1706 viewsbottom of building looking towards the Wells Bros engine. (Designed by John H Hamilton (chief engineer of Wells Bros) c1896. This was the first “Pressure-Scavenging” engine using low pressure air to clear the cylinder of the exhaust gases.)
Brotherhood engine with Ian's expertly bent new injector pipes1675 views