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Nice valve gear!
A young engine driver in the making admires the valve gear on Eddystone, a Bulleid Pacific steam engine, No. 34028, on the Swanage Railway. The valve gear is the system of levers that opens and closes the valves on the cylinders to let steam in and out. Unfortunately, our aspiring driver stood just too far to the right and got his arm cropped off....
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Nice valve gear!
A young engine driver in the making admires the valve gear on Eddystone, a Bulleid Pacific steam engine, No. 34028, on the Swanage Railway. The valve gear is the system of levers that opens and closes the valves on the cylinders to let steam in and out. Unfortunately, our aspiring driver stood just too far to the right and got his arm cropped off....
Our images are published under a Creative Commons Licence (see opposite) and are free for noncommercial use. We also license our images for commercial use. Please contact us directly via our website for more details.