ever wondered what happens when you flush the loo??

[Mr Sam]

this is something for any Fred Dibnah fan or anyone thats just intrested in our once great countries industrial past

 

 

 

 

 

well it goes down the pipe into the sewers and pumped to a treatment station all controlled by zillions of computers all full of eco envirometall and H&S shit

 

well not even 50 years ago Leicesters sewage was still being pumped out of the city by steam engines the pumping house and engines were saved and turned into a museam its very rare to see more than one engine these days never mind more than 1 working engine

 

anyway its open on various special events and they fire them up but yesterday evning was a very special evning as you were let down below the engines............on a guided ghost tour

 

 

grand old building you wouldnt thing theres 4 whapping great beam engines in there for pumping shit would you

 

 

below the 21 ton flywheel that spins at 16rpm developing 200hp

 

 

the 16 ton beam rocking away

 

 

rod that goes to the sewage pump

 

 

excess steam

 

 

to get an idea of the scale

 

 

beam again

 

 

 

not my video

 

 

 

 

just imagine we were relying on these to pump the shit out our cities when the 100e was a new car theres a simular pump house at crossness but they only have one engine running

[sab6024]

Oh wow that looks really cool I love stuff like that, I'm still sure I should've been a bloke

[countrybumpkin]

Oh wow that looks really cool I love stuff like that, I'm still sure I should've been a bloke

 

what you love sewage ewww? anyway i used to work for south west water and we maintand the oldest working hydro electric site in the country now that was pretty cool

[lotusless]

good pics 21 ton flywheel i think it needs

lightening + balancing

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Nice one Sam, thats great

 

Wicked pic's too mate

[Trevmk3]

love old industrial stuff like that nice pics