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By an unknown maker, this steam engine was used to drive wooden paddles, via chain drive and line-shafting, in the sewage intake culvert. Slaked lime was mixed with the sewage to reduce the obnoxious smell and reduce the acidity of the waste from the nearby breweries. Claymills Victorian Pumping Station near Burton-upon-Trent
993cc of pushrod power...no seriously, this venerable unit first saw service in 1962 and packs more torque than the buzzing 3-cylinder Family 1 that succeeded it.
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