Having waxed lyrical about the Pelton wheels on Madira, I felt the need to post some pictures of the huge UK-made Diesel engines that supplied the bulk of the islands power for decades. The top one is a 750kW Mirrlees Bickerton & Day of Stockport diesel oil and gas oil engine with a Brush alternator, made …
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