Ruston VXA rescue and restoration

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Outside the pumping station2569 views1996

Showing engine above and pump below 2787 views

Crank shaft shows some numbers but no serial number2838 viewsRuston VXA

Pump in the pit a floor below the engine2727 viewsthe engine is on the ground floor above

View of engine on top gantry3033 viewsthe pump is on the floor below

Engine in situ at Perry Oaks Sewage Works3432 views

This other Ruston engine replaced the other VXA that had failed years before3031 views

Engine partly dismantled ready for transportation to Cheshire2888 viewsJanuary 1997

Foundations after engine removed3068 views

Piston and rod part way through cleaning process2791 viewsRuston VXA

Close up of the fuel pump before it is removed for cleaning2931 viewsRuston VXA

It was lifted out in one piece after cylinder were taken off3119 viewsRuston VXA in workshop prior to restoration and cleaning

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