They don't build them like this anymore

[unimogr]

An old water pumping station in England.  According to the article I read about this station it ran for 100 years non-stop basically before they shut it down.  They fire it up a couple times a year so that people can see it in motion.

http://www.opacity.us/site147_ryhope_pumping_station.htm

If you click on the image galley link at the bottom of the page you can see some pictures of the internals.

One thing I do find interesting is the picture label Pivot.  You can see the massive brass/bronze bushing that holds the shaft, is that a gap or a shadow at the top of the shaft?     If that's 100 years with of wear that's pretty good I think.

Jason

[Doug]

Don't you just want to put your boot to his neck and shave his head.

I like the pictures, I can't stand those dumb ass hair cut.
Grow it cut it shave it but make up your bloody mind.......

[aqmxv]

An old water pumping station in England.  According to the article I read about this station it ran for 100 years non-stop basically before they shut it down.  They fire it up a couple times a year so that people can see it in motion.

http://www.opacity.us/site147_ryhope_pumping_station.htm

You don't have to go to the UK to see such engineering.  Hamilton, Ontario has its original 1859 water works as well.  Two huge, beautifully restored walking-beam engines with pumps.  Daily pumping capacity: about 5,350,000 Gallons/day at 185 ft lift.  Thoroughly worth your time.

http://www.esemag.com/1198/histori.htm

http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/webfiles/wjames/homepage/Teaching/HamiltonsOldPumpHouse.htm

[Stan]

Wow, cool pump...I see things went "over budget" in those days too!   
Stan

[aqmxv]

Yes, they did, but the upside was precisely one unscheduled downtime in 30 years continuous operation (it was a cracked upper main bearing on the crank.  They had a spare.  Scraping to fit took an afternoon and they were pumping once they had steam up the next morning).

The replacement pumphouse had all its equipment removed during the WWII scrap metal drives.  Apparently the hand-stacked stone pumphouse building saved the walking-beam engines.  While their massive iron was desirable, it was regarded as too much work to tear down the granite walls to get to it.

[Stoaty]

Here's another one just a quarter of a mile from my house.

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If your ever near London you should try to see them.