Ellenroad Steam Museum Rochdale absolutely magnificent machines shown working loads of

What a fantastic day, so interesting and educational 😍 this has to be one of my favourite days out. The whole place is totally unspoilt it hasn’t been ruined by loads of signs, barriers and tacky souvenirs. Any barriers have been so tastefully done and of such quality and in keeping with the building you hardly notice them. Its nearly as it would have been when it was a working mill. The volunteers are so knowledgable and you can tell love working with these awesome machines. A day really isn’t long enough to view, I have only taken a snapshot of the machines there are loads more, I will definitely be going back 😍

[@thomasdecker7631]

Your home schooling has obviously taken you places where the usual public education never goes. Your interest in this aspect of history is both refreshing and commendable. Stay curious and don't ever lose your enthusiasm.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Yes my mother takes me some where most days so I learn a lot because I see everything rather than being in a class room. I would have really struggled as I’m completely dyslexic 😊

[@user-ly1hf2lf9p]

it put the fear of God in me at full Power

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@user-ly1hf2lf9p did me 😂😂😂

[@melodymonger]

Your mum sounds like an excellent mum 🏅😊

[@piotrlesniak2093]

It's really heartwarming to see young lady so enthusiastic about such machines :) Thanks for video, put it on my list to visit

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@Rtt-d5m]

Great video Matilda, very interesting place. You give us hope for the future, keeping Britain’s heritage available to all.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You glad you liked the vid,yes it would be awful if it went

[@jimmccorison]

A wonderful display of engines. Thank you for sharing. Your enthusiasm is contagious.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Jim glad you enjoyed the vid 🤗

[@meguinlia]

Thanks this was a great video of some amazing steam machines. I really enjoyed your delivery and hope you keep making content like this ;) Much love from New Zealand

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank you really glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@jeffcibulka4186]

You’re cute and excited about this wonderful old but awesome technology. Please keep sharing this kind of Machine History, it’s priceless.

[@johnl1685]

Wow. A young lady who loves vintage cars, trains and even steam engines! Rare indeed.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

😊

[@melodymonger]

I get exactly the same reaction looking at old machines and buildings Matilda, the incredible skill and pride which went into every component of their construction makes them so beautiful 😍. That's why i can't resist antique furniture too. Great video 🤩.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

I know they had so much pride then 😊

[@JSAFIXIT]

That is a work of art! I also enjoy seeing younger people interested in this stuff!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

It certainly is 😊

[@colvinator1611]

A great piece of history that is being presented by a young lady who is a breath of fresh air ! The young lady is doing a great service to her generation. We had one of those big machines ( driving the drum ) at the Colliery I worked at ( Walton in Wakefield ) back in the 60's. Thanks very much, more video's please ?

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for your great comment Colin glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@andrewlimb5267]

Love your enthusiasm for this old machinery. The age of it and how it was built back then defies our modern thinking with computer controlled design and machining. It literally was hand built with only the aid of a few machine tools that were in their infancy too. Thank you for your presentation and sharing this, cheers, Andy in Canada

[@matildariverwaldennews]

I couldn’t even think how to start making one! I’m afraid it’s the same with most things now like houses built quickly with no quality, you look at some of the stone carvings from centuries back and they are amazing, glad you like the vid 😊

[@scotttait2197]

Good to see young folk engaged in history 👌

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Scott 🤗

[@briantitchener4829]

Thanks for showing us around Matilda. That flywheel! Biggest I have ever seen! Fantastic place, so interesting. Would love to visit one day.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@jayflow7949]

6:10 Wow Fred Dibner Would Be So Proud of You & What Your Doing…. But Also We Really Appreciate Your Passion & Enthusiasm For These Absolutely Amazing Incredibly Machines That Shaped the Very World We Live in!!! Hello From New Zealand!!! 🇳🇿🖤🇬🇧🫡☕️

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You very much, hello to New Zealand 😍😊

[@markmunro8753]

Such a beautiful young lady❤ Thank you very much.❤

[@mattagnew206]

Nice video, great enthusiasm! Sadly in this mill's heyday a person your age would likely be working at a wool mill powered by this engine. I'm glad you're able to show us this on KZbin instead! Hello from New Zealand.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Hello Matt 😊 glad you like the vid 😊

[@randombloke8802]

Love to see a young person with a passion for our heritage, great video, keep going!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You 😊

[@TheCrazzyToobinator]

The size of that flywheel is insane! I hope to visit a place like this some day, it amazes me that they are actually burning coal but that really adds to the old school vibe. It's also great to see younger people like you show interest in this old technology as I think places like this need to be preserved. I find steam engines so interesting that I actually bought a Stuart model kit and learned how to use a lathe to build it, what a challenge these engines are to build on any scale! As someone else described the part you are talking about is also referred to as the conrod which connects to the crosshead and connecting rod. The part they attach to on the flywheel shaft is referred to as the crankshaft which will define how long the piston stroke will be. You also have a separate smaller "eccentric rod" which operates the valve chest. Hope this helps!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

That’s very interesting information thanks. Well done for building a model, I couldn’t even imagine we’re to start! I know very little about them, but just appreciate the work and dedication that went into building them. I love looking around the old buildings as well 😊

[@gagatube]

"Holy horsepower, Batman!" Creeping round... creeping round... and then WHOOSH and we're off! Amazing shots of some spectacular industrial might in action.

[@geoffkeeler5106]

Excellent video Matilda, I love your enthusiasm and the way you communicate. A wonderful machine, wonderfully presented. I think you'd be even more impressed when you learn about the details of the machines and the science behind their workings. I've subscribed, so please keep up the good work!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Will do! Thanks for the comment glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@philipwalker4919]

Well done, Matilda. We may not use machinery like this now but many of the principles involved are still vital today - pressure vessels, inertia flywheels, reciprocating mechanisms and more. They need to be understood. You have made it fun!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@philipwalker4919 thanks glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@andrewthick185]

You were brilliant in getting things across. A real pleasure to see a girl enthusiastic about such things. Good on you.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Andrew glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@bobmizen1]

Very interesting Matilda 👍. Thanks for taking the time to share this historic piece of engineering. Bob M. South Wales

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for commenting, yes it’s a very special sight 😊

[@markbowles2382]

Just thinkin.... the heart of Fred Dibna is in that place.... and then what dya know - there he was bless him - rip Fred - would love to see that place. Thanks so much for posting.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@shoshone3]

Visited the Crossness engines a few years ago. I'll be sure to visit Ellenroad next time I'm over from the States!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Definately be sure to allow plenty of time, there is so much to see 😊

[@theenginemanfromthepast.]

It was 1989 when I last visited this place. I really do need to get back up and look around the site. much has changed.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Yeah defo worth a visit 😊

[@williamkennedy5492]

You did very well, a great video thank you, Sisaket Thailand. A retired Brit.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@OzbeachAndy]

I just loved watching this footage. I recall when i was a lad visiting a similar Steam Museum in Birmingham and it was frequently visited by me. Excellent Cheers from Australia.👍

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Andy, glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@charlietanner6211]

i dont know wether i enjoyed more this young lady,s exciting reporting or the machines in operation but both are wonderful

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Ahh thanks Charlie 🤗 glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@GenreFilmsUK]

Really great to see this video. This is just down the road from me and it’s great to see the m smoke coming out of the chimney once a month, when the engine runs.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks 😊

[@ThePsiclone]

I've seen a few videos of this and the other engines in action, but add all of them together they don't add up to 1/10th the enthusiasm in this one. That "big bit you wish you knew the name of" is a piston rod. from right to left @ 8:00 you have a piston rod connected to the cross head, connecting rod to the crank to the flywheel. The "carboard bit" dripping oil, is actually brushing the oiler on top of the crosshead with each stroke to lubricate the bearing between the piston rod end and the connecting rod. Hope it helps for you next trip. Thanks for the smiles lass, your enthusiasm is like a cool breeze on a hot day :)

[@matildariverwaldennews]

😂😍 Thanks for your enthusiasm in your comment 😊 and the info very interesting. Glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@306champion]

What a breath of fresh air you are Matilda with all your enthusiasm and a love of history. You have a big future.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You 😊

[@chrisdorrell1]

That's a con rod (connecting rod) you would have been a hero of Fred Dibhah. He was a hero to most of us "mechanic" types. What a great vid.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You for your very kind comment 😍

[@stuartkeen5234]

It so wonderful to see someone of your generation interested in the wonderful Victorian engineering and how beautifully they designed these machines. If you ever get a chance to visit Abbey Wood pumping station in SE London do so it is stunning.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

I’ll Google that thanks for the info 😊

[@markchristopher9515]

I sense an up and coming designer or engineer. Great video with fun equipment I wasn't familiar with. Keep your exuberance, you make it contagious.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

😂 I don’t think I’m bright enough to be an engineer lol I just love looking at things that have been made with such dedication and are of such quality, looking at some of the rubbish that is built today from cars to buildings is upsetting 🥲 glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@daviddearden6372]

Absolutely brilliant, surprised Martin Zero hasn't clocked this one.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks David please send the link to anyone you know if you think they’ll be interested Thank You 😊

[@geoffdavies1199]

Excellent video thanks. Ellenroad engine house in Newhey is in steam and open to visitors on the first Sunday of every month I believe. I'm lucky I live nearby, it is definitely worth a visit.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You, glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@swarfy5377]

Thanks Matilda for this excellent video of these magnificent machines. The engine house is like a cathedral! Love your enthusiasm!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Yes it’s a wonderful place 😍 thanks for the comment 😊

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

I love it. Her Enthusiasm is Very contagious. 😁. Great old machines

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks 😊

[@nigelevans7146]

Unless I am mistaken, I have a photo of a dimensioned drawing of this machine from when I worked for Petrie in the 1990's. It was an original Petrie machine and didn't get the McNaught modifications that typified later Petrie and McNaught machines. Petrie built hundreds of machines over the years from these prime movers to wool washing machines, fluid bed dryers and later on high tech microwave and radio-frequency machines. If you want a copy (or if the museum wants a copy) then happy to oblige.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Yes that’s really interesting I would love to have a look at that my email is [e-mail] thanks for that 😊

[@robertbills4290]

Our country used to be a world leader in manufacturing things. Those days are long gone we have lost so much of our life to the past such a shame

[@matildariverwaldennews]

I know 😢

[@charlespleydell6746]

Kelham Island museum in Sheffield is worth a visit!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for that I’ll Google it and have a look 😊

[@blandp11]

Very well done!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You 😊

[@nevillesevicke-jones1227]

Great video, Matilda--love your enthusiasm and where your homeschooling has led you... My wife has taken as special interest in teaching dyslexic children and older teens...it shouldn't hold you back at all -- Attitude is King. We stayed 2 weeks with our son and wife in Macclesfield a few years ago, over from NZ-- Another NZ viewer ;-)-- we visited the hat factory in Stockdale... and the underground air raid shelters. May I suggest that in a couple of years you check out one of the local heritage railways to get involved in.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Yes I will definitely have a look at that thanks. Yes I went to school until I was 8yrs old the teachers were obsessed with getting me to read and I just couldn’t, I was bullied as I was so behind. My mother removed me from school, didn’t push reading at all, I am now able to read simple sentences and acting in theatre productions were I can slowly learn my lines. My development is just delayed but many people seem unable to just accept it 🤔

[@nevillesevicke-jones1227]

@@matildariverwaldennews When I started teaching,, we just never Heard the word dyslexia.... and soo many teachers refused to believe it exists.... I/we know a lot more now about how it works,,, and the same problem with understanding numbers. We can say we def understand what you've been through until age 8.. and now---you have found a Strength... ..now...must watch another one...tomorrow. Thank you for replying.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@nevillesevicke-jones1227 Thanks for watching Neville 😁

[@neilfoster814]

What a delightful young lady! So bouncy and bubbly with enthusiasm! That big drum would have had maybe 6,000ft of steel cable wound on it for winding men and coal up and down a mine shaft. At some deep collieries the tubs of coal travelled up the shaft at 50mph! The lifting of men was a bit slower at around 35mph but still quite a zippy ride! Due to the stretch in the cable, they would have to slow and stop the drum when the cage was several hundred feet from the bottom, and the stretch would make up the last part of the travel (a bit like a Yo-Yo).

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for that Neil, glad you enjoyed the vid 😊

[@martinpiggins5772]

Such passion, so nice to see😊

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks 😊

[@rerun3283]

Great video! I'll have to come see this on my trip.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks it’s defo worth visiting 😊

[@glennmoreland6457]

What a great video...!! ☺🇬🇧

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@hypercube33]

The only add I can think of is to maybe put some titles of where you are, and before each item with dates it was made or something. Awesome video, thanks!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks glad you like it 😀

[@satishkumarjadhav]

Great job, kid. Almost like a professional KZbinr, keep it up. Would love to see more such machines... Love from India.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank you very much!

[@golfpark94]

Hi Matilda, Thank you for making this great video. A little message from Holland. 👍

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Jeroen, golly it’s got everywhere! I’ve had messages from all over the world, you’re the first from Holland though 😊

[@teescottageguyproductions]

2:46 I LOVE beam engines! I help run a large on in Darlington, County Durham called Tees Cottage Pumping Station

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@teescottageguyproductions Yes they are great 😊

[@vladcompellius1295]

Cool video and beautiful author :) Good luck, Matilda!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You 😊

[@travisbenson8956]

Love the video ty for uploading I learned something

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@josephthomas7477]

Cool!

[@RoFiHan]

Really enjoyed your vid! Greets from Hannover, Germany

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Greetings, thank you glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@rosewhite---]

the big round bar coming out of the cylinder is called the piston rod. it is connected to the part that slides back and forth called the cross head. crosshead connected to the connecting rod going in circles. connecting rod pushes the crankshaft and makes the big rope drum go round. Originally each of the grooves had a long rope going up into the mill to pull the spinning and weaving machines by line shafting - long shafts going length of the mill with pulleys and belts going to each spinning or weaving machine.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Brilliant thanks for the info 😊

[@rosewhite---]

@@matildariverwaldennews I've been trying to remember where there is a similar big engine that still has some of the ropes running but the rest of the mill was pulled down so the ropes just go up to a pulley high on the engine house wall. I'm from Mirfield between Dewsury and Huddersfield and remember going shopping in Dewsbury, big mill opposite bus stop had huge engine with big wondow. Engine all polished brass and the engine room was tiled with either green or blue tiles and looked amazing on winter evenings. Have you been to Wigan Pier museum..might be there or the museum in Barnoldswick...or maybe Queen Street Mill in Burnley or is it Bolton? I don't have a car these days so I can't get around to the museums now. Bradford Industrial Museum has amazing collection. Helmshore Mill is good too with ancient fulling stocks driven by water wheel. Best check opening times as many museums don't have funds to open except on holiday weekends. Just as a matter of interest boiling a pint of water will expand to 1700 pints of steam which is really dangerous - so have a look for website about boiler explosions wrecking mills.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@rosewhite--- Burnley is quite near me so I’ll look that up, no we passed Wigan the other day and was talking to my mum about going.

[@rosewhite---]

@@matildariverwaldennews Halifax has good museum but no funds so do not open. Don't get adicted to steam engines because all the young men you'll meet will reek of oil and soot...

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@rosewhite--- 😂😂😂😂 They have to be better than the ones where I live 😂😂😂

[@frankparsons1629]

Another excellent video, thank you Matilda.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@originalforgery]

What an outstanding video - your enthusiasm is infectious - please don't ever loose it. Although in my 60's the pride I felt when I learnt that my late mother worked for an engineering company based in a cellar of a remote country house and their job was to create the machine tools to make the first fan blades for Whittles first Jet engine. They had no idea what they were helping to make as it was top secret and they all had to sign the official act.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

I won’t lol. Wow that’s amazing, what a story 😍

[@erniecamhan]

Marvellous video, love your passion 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks 👍 glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@roliveira2225]

Great video!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You 😊

[@vancouverman4313]

Britain used to produce such amazing machines.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

I know 😍

[@banimusa8478]

Awesome video 👍,Greeting from Indonesia

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thank You 😊

[@alanwelch3250]

Superb video thank you

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Alan glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@rkshrivastava9000]

Description is very good

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks 😊

[@ioannouandreas4]

great video, thank u 🙂

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@ioannouandreas4]

@@matildariverwaldennews 🙂🙂

[@vancouverman4313]

Steam engines are like living things.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Definately 😊

[@hokehinson5987]

Wonder if the big Alexandria engine was used as a naval engine?

[@user-rp8vg6lq7z]

love your enthusiasm even though you didnt know the names of certain parts you did great , ive passed this many times but never visited , maybe i should now , although i have seen a similar engine in a mill and working

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Bill glad you liked the vid 😊

[@stevethegreasemonkey]

Hi matilda i love your enthusiasm i remember watching the fred dibnah programme when he visited here. I was lucky to meet the grate man once. Do you go to any of the steam and vintage rallys around the country they can be fascinating.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Yes I did a vid on Scorton 😊

[@mrmyorky5634]

Not only a great video but a great place to visit. There was also some very catchy music at the very end of the filming. I'd love to have a copy of the recording. Can anyone tell me what it was and who it was by please.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

😂 it is my song 😂 so glad you like it, it’s on my soundcloud now the link is here and It will be on Amuse soon to download, I don’t know if you can download it from soundcloud so pleased you like it 😍 soundcloud.com/eantllen/tell-me-why

[@joelnorton9742]

Lovely

[@matildariverwaldennews]

😊

[@hastyone9048]

Would love to know how much that flywheel weighs. BTW, the part of the engine you were wondering about…it’s called the cross head.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks for that info 😊 yes it must be extremely heavy, imagine not only making it but making it balanced, incredible!

[@mattharvey8712]

Bravo...........great.....do more ......ships old ........cheers

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Matt 😊

[@NotoriousPyro]

Cool nerdy girl presenting steam engines, what's not to love.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

If you think I’m nerdy now wait till you see my next vid 🤣

[@charlietanner6211]

i would not consider her the least bit nerdy my ffreind she will make a engineer doctor lawyer reporter whatever she chooses she has a bright future

[@matildariverwaldennews]

@@charlietanner6211 Thanks Charlie 😊

[@julianmccallum8812]

this video is fantastic! Thanks Matilda! Cheers from Canada!

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks Julian glad you like it 😊

[@watchyatalkinabout4494]

That tall chimney was probably maintained by Fred Dibnah when he was alive.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Wonder who maintains it now 🤔

[@johnhelm6231]

Good job five stars

[@matildariverwaldennews]

Thanks John 😊😊😊

[@srfurley]

I watched your Kempton pumping station videos. I don’t know where you live because Kempton Park is in London but most of your other videos seem to be in the North. I was going to suggest that you took a look at some textile mill engines if you were in the North. Apart from this one there’s Trencherfield Mill engine in Wigan, and there was Queen Street Mill in Burnley which preserved not just the engine, but a shed full of looms for it to drive. The last I heard Queen Street Mill has closed as a museum due to a combination of fincual difficulties and Covid I think. I don’t know if it has re-opened yet. As for pumping stations, if you’re in London again there is Kew Bridge which has five original Cornish engines plus some smaller ones moved from elsewhere. The Cornish engines are mush older than the triple triple expansion ones at Kempton, dating from the mid 19th century. As well as water supply there are also stations for pumping sewage. The two largest in London were Crossness in the South and A bey Mills in the North. Crossness is near Abbey Wood and Abbey Mills is near Stratford and West Ham. Crossness still has its four original beam engines, one of which has been restored to working order and a second is being worked on. Abbey Mills had eight beam engines which were removed in about 1931, and were replaced by electric pumps, which are still there. Crossness is open on several weekends each year. Abbey Mills is difficult to get into. The original building is the ‘A’ station which was mainly replaced by the new ‘F’ station about twenty years ago but is still operational at times of storm or maintenance or breakdown of the new station. The ‘B’ and ‘C’ station buildings still exist but the Diesel engines which the contained have all been removed. Thames Water do have occasional visits to Abbey Mills, and it is sometimes on the list for Open House weekend, but tucket# are all taken up very quickly. The outside of Abbey Mills ‘A’ was cleaned a few years ago, and the inert always irinwork has recently been repainted in it’s original colours and is quite spectacular. Don’t be put off by the idea of sewage, these places are well worth visiting. There is nothing interesting in Abbey Mills ‘F’, the pupils are all underground and only some large pipes can be seen. Several cities had hydraulic power systems where water was supplied under pressure to operate machinery such as cranes and lock gates in docks and capstans and hoists in railway yards. The London Hydraulic Power Company had a pumping station at Wapping in London which I think is now a cafe, and the last I heard still contains some equipment. One of the most fa mouse users of hydraulic power was Tower Bridge, which still has it’s two original steam pumping engines, one of which operates on compressed air. There are two pumping stations built to pump water into the Kennet and Avon Canal. Crofton, near Berwyn, has twe we’re old steam engines, and Claverton, anout an eight kilometre water watch along the canal from Bath has a single pump driven by a very large water wheel driven by river water. Maybe you could visit some of these.

[@matildariverwaldennews]

That’s brilliant information thanks so much for this 😊👍😊

[@srfurley]

@@matildariverwaldennews Hope you won’t mind if I make a few more suggestions. You said you travelled several hours to get to Kempton, many of your videos are in the North, and your accent also suggests that you might be from the North, possibly Yorkshire? So let’s start with a few which may be nearer for you to get to. The River Don engine is a very large and powerful engine, somewhat similar to the Kempton ones, but while they ran continuously in one direction to pump water the Riber Don engine ran at a higher speed but only for a few seconds before almost instantly stopping and reversing. It worked in Sheffield driving a rolling mill for making armour plate. It’s now in a museum in the Sheffield area, but I’m not sure exactly where. It does operate. Next a couple of museums. The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester has, amongst other things, engines and textile machinery. Also on the site is the original Liverpool Road station of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It’s a few minutes walk from Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Stop. Next the Bradford industrial Museum. More engines and textile machinery. But also other things such as printing presses. Knowing about your interest in classic cars I should also mention that Jewett Cars were based in Bradford, and the museum has a collection of their cars. It’s some way out from the city centre, but there is a bus from Bradford Interchange. There’s the National Railway Museum in York of course, take the station footbridge to the end furthest from the main station entrance, come down the steps and follow the path. A bit further South is the Tramway Village at Crich in Derbyshire. A father remote location, it’s quite a steep uphill walk from Whatstandwell station. You ought to take a look at a Transporter bridge. Only about twenty were build worldwide, five of them in the U K, of which three survive. Until recently two of these were operating, at Newport in South Wales and on the Tees in Middlesbrough. A couple of years ago the Middlesbrough one was closed due to some serious structural problems, and I don’t know if it has re-opened yet. I think it’s still possible to see the visitors’ centre and the winding house. The third one which survives is at Warrington Bank Quay; it was never open to the public, but linked two parts of a soap and chemical works on opposite sides of the river. It was originally built to carry railway wagons. It has not worked since 1964 and is in poor condition, but there is talk of restoring it. Given that so few were ever built it’s strange that two others, now demolished, were close to the Warrington one, one at the same works, just a few hundred metres away, and the other a very large one between Warrington and Widnes, now replaced by the arched road bridge. There’s another bridge in Middlesbrough, rather confusingly called the Newport Bridge, it was a vertical lift bridge, but no longer opens and is fixed in position. Bradford and Middlesbrough are two of me favourite places in the North. Sadly, I live at the very Southern tip of London, so I don’t often get there. The ‘Industrial Village’ type museums can be a bit touristy, but they do have things worth seeing. There’s The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, Ironbridge in err Ironbridge and Beamish in the North East. Somewhat similar is the Amberly Museum, it seems. To have dropped the ‘Chalk Pits’ from it’s name, in Sussex. The entrance is just across the road from Amberly station. My favourite thing there is the letterpress print shop. Dudley has a Rollins Mill and a steam powered canal boat is based there, but often visits other places. The Black Country was the centre of the chain making industry and they have a chain making shop with several hearths where demonstrations are given. While most of the demonstrators are men it might be of interest to you that chainmakers who maid relatively small chain using hand and foot power were traditionally women. The last of them retired not as long ago as might be expected. Today chain is made on automatic machines, and the links. Welded el,ectrically. You’re probably a bit too late to visit a coal fired powered power station; the last couple in the East Midlands are due to close soon. Finally, a couple of ships. PS Waverley, the last sea going paddle steamer is I think still based in Scotland but visits the South Coast each Summer. SS Shieldhall was a Glasgow sludge boat, which strangely also gave passenger cruises. It is now preserved as a passenger only boat, no longer carries sludge. It is based somewhere in the South. It has a pair of triple expansion steam engines, similar in design to the Kempton engines but smaller. There’s a video, Down in the. engine. room, on KZbin. Hope some of these places are of interest to you. Even if you can’t visit them they have websites which you can see, and some have videos on KZbin. Sorry if there are spelling mistakes in this. I have terrible eyesight which is worse than usual today, and. I’m h acing difficulty seeing what. I’m typing. One last thing. I see that you have long hair, which sometimes flies out when you turn round. Please take great care when you are near moving machinery, I have seen hasty accidents caused by ha if getting caught in machinery. Sorry this post has been so long.

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@@srfurley No that’s really kind of you to do such a long detailed post, it is much appreciated. I’m going to screenshot it and work through your suggestions. Thanks so much for taking the time particularly with your disability, been dyslexic I know how difficult it is to write with any disability 😊 I wouldn’t notice any spelling mistakes 😂

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@@matildariverwaldennews Three more suggestions then: Bolton Steam Museum. I went there once some years ago. They have lots of engines, including one which was owned by Fred Dibnah. I met Fred twice, once in his yard, and again near the end of his life at an event at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon. Blackpool Pleasure Beach. One of the rides there is the very old Hiram Maxim’s Flying Machine. One of these was installed at the Crystal Palace in London. There’s a video on KZbin of the machinery which operates it, I think it was by either Adventure e or possibly Martin Zero. I don’t know if there’s any way you could get them to let you in to see it, but you could try. Also in Blackpool, they operate the old traditional trams on certain days each year, mainly in the Summer. Finally, you have been to Morecambe, and it’s only a short ride from there to Heysham Port, and the ferry terminal for the Isle of Man. It would be an expensive trip as it would take several days and involve several nights in an hotel, but you could see the six railway and tramway systems on the island, with steam, electric and horse power, plus the huge waterwheel at Laxey, Lady Isabella I think it is called, and there is another somewhat smaller one elsewhere on the island. I kept meaning to go, but never actually made it. When you were at Kempton did you see the mercury arc rectifiers? I used to use similar ones when I worked as a part-time cinema projectionist from time to time years ago.

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@@srfurley Thanks so much for this. How awesome meeting Fred. Yes I did see the rectifiers. I have been to Heysham port but not the Isle of Man 😊

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Bellissimo… bravi

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Gracie Felice che ti piaccia 😊

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Hi all let me tell you about my first experience with this steam engine was back in the early 70’s I was just an apprentice electrician (16) we/i had come to Ellen road Ring Mill to do some work i/we walk into the engine room (to see the engineer) the first thing I saw was the piston moving and steam Every ware as I move into the middle of the engine room the rest of the room came into view the large rope drum with all the ropes going high up the rope race to each floor turn huge wheel on each floor which turn/power each and every machine on each floor the power of this steam engine made me think how small I was to see it running at full power and turning every machine spinning, carding machine lots and lots yes and the people who worked in the mill Newhay not Rochdale

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That’s really interesting thanks for that 😊

[@alanschwartz1157]

So, the engine with the big wheel with all the grooves in it....was that for a cable or something? Considering the size of that drum, that cable must have been moving at a very fast clip. But what could it's purpose have been? Did you ask about that?

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It was a cotton spinning mill it ran the machines

[@danielharris1707]

This type of engine would've had many ropes running in the grooves to act as a drive belt. Ropes were used as they were easier to make than a big enough belt to transfer all of that power, and also because it could run with several ropes broken whereas a belt failure would stop the mill.

[@edwinturner1149]

the mill was behind it,there were steel ropes from that groves wheel ,running into another building which had a connecting drum with ropes connected to rope systems powering the machines on each floor by belt systems

[@williamkelley7654]

I remember growing up in the 70's in Worcester, Massachusetts my elementary school had a massive boiler to keep it warm in the winter. I love live steam power!

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Yes so do I 🤗

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Hey you visited my way (Manchester) Feel free to visit anytime as there is also the Bolton Steam Museum

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My mums not well at the mo 🥲 so it’s just a bit far at the moment to drive but will have a look at it for the future 😊👍👍

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@matildariverwalden3757 hope she gets better soon

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@@Northerner_Transport_Hub Thanks 😍

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we need some made with new invented Parts we can make now !

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😊

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@@matildariverwaldennews Thank you an they are made with the needs of are times!

[@nickgibb4687]

more please

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I will try always on the look out for different places 🤗

[@davidfalconer8913]

You would not want that coming off it's mountings ... ( ! ) ........ DAVE™ .......

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Nope lol 😂

[@johnmartin19]

What a great girl you are. Well done 😅

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Thanks John 😊

[@johnmartin19]

You are welcome, because of you I'm going to visit the place. You are a absolute star. Keep up the good work. 😁

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@@johnmartin19 that’s brill, make sure you comment when you’ve been 😊

[@Tadesan]

She will have a flawless career as an engineer or scientist because her father helped her with her homework.

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 funniest thing I’ve heard for ages

[@triple6758]

Aesthetics used to mean something in the West. Now they pummel us with monstrosities instead of beauty.

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I know 😪

[@BillSikes.]

Made in England !

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[@claybair4904]

In the day that was a high pressure boiler the early boilers used 3 to 4 P S I

[@user-ui8pz7zr5n]

"Even the steps are lovely" this is when we had pride in our country and what we was once capable of, now, well it's just a mess isn't it :/

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Yes there are a lot of things built just for profit, some buildings around us are an eyesore, I don’t know who works on the planning department to agree them 😡 they’re are still many people making hand made quality things that take pride in their work also though thankfully 😊

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@@matildariverwaldennews So true, I make rocket stoves, tables and so on in my spare time and believe that we must keep our culture alive no matter what.

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@@user-ui8pz7zr5n good on you 👏my brothers saving a 30 yr old wagon today that’s bottom end has gone would otherwise go for scrap 😍

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@@matildariverwaldennews What make is it? We should preserve as much of our culture as possible, for once it has gone, we are lost.🤔

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@@user-ui8pz7zr5n The Victoria and Alexandra engine was built by J&W McNaught. Yes things are too easily knocked down nowadays 😡

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Que sorte a sua

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😊

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Steam punk........

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