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Sheep Pasture top, Cromford and High Peak Railway, dating from 1830 when the line first opened. The stationary steam engine was used to haul up and control the descent of wagons on the 1 in 8/1 in 9, 1,320-yard Sheep pasture incline. wagons were worked in this way until closure in 1967.
Engine House #2,
High Street, Chillicothe, Ohio
"A new Ahrens, horse drawn, steam fire engine to replace worn equipment was received in February 18, 1880. In June, installation was completed on twenty fire alarm boxes located across the city, and four additional cisterns each holding 1,000 barrels of water were placed about the town. Engine House No. 1 was located on North Mulberry Street and No 2 was located on North High Street. They went into service in 1881 under the first city fire chief, Arthur L. Hamilton."
I like this because the owner in the blue boiler suit is quietly sending a text message on his smartphone. Technology rules, then and now.
Dedicated to Anoop Negi, the King of Red:
The crew of a Type 4 Fire Engine practicing mobile attack. Mobile attack can be used to quickly knock down fire along the perimeter of a brush fire. Practicing is important so that crewmembers can refine their techniques and give each other feedback in a low risk environment.
A Type 4 Engine weighs 26,000lbs and has a 750 gallon tank. Engine Types go from Type 1 which is a large structure fire truck, to Types 5, 6, and 7 which are typically pickup style trucks equipped with pump packages and four wheel drive. Every engine is customized to the needs of its district.
In Lehi, Utah on BLM land near Five Mile Pass.
Photo by Joe Ritz, BLM
August 25, 2022
Didcot Engine Shed (Locomotives from left, LSWR T9 Class No.30120, GWR King Class No.6023 King Edward II and GWR 57xx Class No.3650)
N11153 1931 STINSON SM-6000-B TRI-MOTOR, “American Airways” YELLOWSTONE AVIATION INC JACKSON, WY. Engines: 3- 300 hp LYCOMING R680E. @ Oshkosh 2014.
This steam engine previously used in the estate sawmill is a Ruston and Hornsby stationary engine. It was originally ordered by Imperial Russia but was never delivered because of the Revolution.
The engine has been restored and is on display in the stable yard.
Renishaw Hall is a Grade I listed building and has been the home of the Sitwell family for over 350 years.
The current owner of Renishaw is Alexandra Sitwell, daughter of the late Sir Reresby and Lady Sitwell.
The house was built in 1625 by George Sitwell (1601–67) who, in 1653, was High Sheriff of Derbyshire. The Sitwell fortune was made as colliery owners and ironmasters from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Substantial alterations and the addition of the west and east ranges were made to the building for Sir Sitwell Sitwell by Joseph Badger of Sheffield between 1793 and 1808 and further alterations were made in 1908 by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
The owner until 2009 was Sir Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet Sitwell of Renishaw the eldest son of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell brother of Edith and Osbert.
The gardens, including an Italianate garden laid out by Sir George Sitwell (1860–1943), are open to the public. The hall is open for groups by private arrangement. The park is listed in the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England as Grade II*.
The 1980 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice used footage shot at Renishaw Hall. D. H. Lawrence is said to have used the local village of Eckington and Renishaw Hall as inspiration for his novel Lady Chatterley's Lover.
The Sitwells have always been avid collectors and patrons of the arts and the history of the family is filled with writers, innovators and eccentrics.
Dame Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964) was a grandly eccentric poet and novelist, described by one observer as “an altar on the move.”
Sir Osbert Sitwell (1892-1969) wrote prose, poetry and also many short stories and novels, including Before the Bombardment (1926)
Sir Sacheverell Sitwell (1897-1988) His first volume of poetry, The People’s Palace, was published in 1918. He is also well known for his writing on art, architecture and ballet.
Information from Wikipedia and the Hall website.
Today the Hereios of the We're Here! group are visiting Strange Places. I never thought I'd see a musician in the engine compartment of a Ford Focus, though we do live in strange times.
1979 Ward LaFrance P-80. 8V71N Detroit Diesel 316hp, Allison 740HD automatic, On Spot automatic tire chains. Hale 1250gpm 2 stage pump, 500gal water tank, 20gal foam tank, Panasonic Toughbook w/GPS, FireCom Wireless Intercom system. 4 man cab, (3) ISI Viking 4500 psi air packs, remote air tank with mask at pump panel. 1000' 5" supply hose, (2) tray mounted 1 3/4" preconnects 150'/200', (1) 1 3/4" front bumper preconnect 100', (1) 2 1/2" rear preconnect 150', 1 1/2" rubber reel line 250', hard-piped deluge gun. Zico hydraulic ladder rack with suction hose/pike pole storage. Reserve engine. One of the last engines built by Ward LaFrance before they closed. Completely rebuilt and updated by Alexis in 2008.
The engine bay is starting to fill up nicely now. A number of jobs have yet to be completed before we can fit that new radiator.
THE CHRISTMAS WHITE ROSE
Saturday 14 December 2013
GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 no 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Jefferson Township Fire Department
Franklin County, Ohio
Engine 141
2024 Pierce Enforcer/Ascendant (1500/500/107')
This very small model is battery driven and represents a small dynamo used on camp sites ect. In this case the "dynamo" is driving the "engine
North Little Rock Engine 1 is a 1996 E-One purchased by the NLRFD as a demo rig in March 1999. It will soon be replaced by a new Pierce pumper.
The 17th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade rolled through Little Rock & North Little Rock on Saturday, March 14. The parade is sponsored by the Irish Cultural Society of Arkansas.