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IFOD - Castell Pridd Engines |
| Ruston 9H | ||
| Object ID | 1 |
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| Date | 1923-01-23 | |
| Works No | ||
| Accession No | 0 | |
| Status | On Display | |
| Category | Engine | |
| Collection ID | Castell Pridd Engines | |
| Made By | Ruston & Hornsby Ltd. | |
| Made In | Lincoln, UK | |
| Description | Horizontal single cylinder 51hp diesel engine previously used for driving a drainage pump. Supplied to the Carlton Colville Drainage Board the engine was replaced by an electric pump. Following a problem with the electric pump the diesel was brought back into service 1986 and ran for a number of weeks to keep the fen drained. | |
| Location | Power Hall 3 | |
| Condition | Running | |
| Multimedia | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPfoHbgcK2g Starting the 9H in 2004. |
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| Related Objects | Carlton Colville Drainage Board Ruston 9H | |