Bolton Steam Museum Christmas Steaming 2023

[@NZ78503]

Interesting Videos of the mechanical past.Still working after all those years.Keep up the great videos.Happy New Year from NZ namesake.

[@randombloke8802]

Great video, it's really important to preserve our industrial heritage for younger generations. Much better seeing these machines in motion rather than looking at a book.

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

A fine collection of beautyfull machinery.

[@rogerwilliams2902]

Lovely video.

[@HeritageVideosbyJSouthward]

Cheers

[@davebambrook7745]

Brilliant video, very relaxing Victorian engineering just can't be beaten,wish I lived in Bolton in victorian times, keep the videos coming in, happy new year.

[@HeritageVideosbyJSouthward]

Thanks

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Fantastic video Josh! You’ll have to come to Tees Cottage one day! Let me know if you do

[@HeritageVideosbyJSouthward]

Cheers james, It is on my list for next year, yeah I'll let you know be good to see another pumping engine.

[@alannorman3600]

Wigan Peir has two steam engines made in Bolton running on compressed air

[@michaeljohnson4636]

I can not fathom out what purpose the machine with the blue cylinder like cover in the middle a bit like a pull me push me machine did ?

[@HeritageVideosbyJSouthward]

Is that the valve gear set up with the rocking disk in the middle If it is then the blue cylinder is a dashpot it basicly has a big spring inside with a piston either side with a rod going to each red valve bonnet. The purpose of the dashpot is to dampen the rotary corliss valve when it trips and closes to soften the hammer effect the trip is what can be when the mechanism jumps back on one side then the other side. I'll be doing a video soon to show all this in more detail. Regards josh

[@michaeljohnson4636]

@@HeritageVideosbyJSouthward thank you it had crossed my mind that it could have something with the valve gear

[@dank2265]

What is this, Fred Dibnah's (bless his soul)living room ? That would explain his divorces.