Looking down the exhibition area towards Mirrlees No 12929 viewsFirst diesel engine ever built in the UK (in Glasgow) 1897. Also the 3rd ever to have been built in the world.
All 4 cylinders and heads fitted2928 viewsRuston VXA
Perkins display stand2927 views
Starting the engine2911 viewsGeoff in the process of starting the engine
Display cabinets outside Gardner room2908 viewsmany additional items were loaned to the museum to display during the exhibition including photographs and trinkets from the Gardner family
Examples of fuel injection equipment for demonstration purposes2899 viewsin background you can see the Hornsby-Ackroyd Oil Engine built in 1896
Gardner 4T52893 views
Geoff demonstrates the Gardner 4T5 being run for Granada2888 viewsthe museum will be on the 2006 version of the series "What's On" to be screened in August
EHHS Plaque presented to the original Gardner 4L22882 viewsfrom the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE), May 2005
Crossley Brothers Atmospheric Engine2880 viewsThis is an example of the largest size built of the Crossley Brothers Atmospheric-Free Piston engine; it is rated at 3 horsepower
Built 1877; Flywheel 59¼” x 3⅛”; Total height 104”; Height to shaft 74½”
Showing engine above and pump below 2878 views
Closer view of the line up2873 viewsthis shows a clearer view of the engines and the connection between the large engine and the winch