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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1271 viewsDetails of the Atkinson-cycle engine.

It was built c1883, Engine No 643. One of only two known to have survived, (the other is at the Henry Ford Museum in America). It does 4 strokes of the piston to 1 revolution of the crankshaft. It is on loan to the Anson Engine Museum from the Techniek Museum Delft. Our sincere thanks to Dr Korving for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally, Astle Park.Jun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1179 viewsFor once the replica engine gets ignored while the Atkinson steals the show.

The replica Otto, Langen & Roosen atmospheric engine built by Wayne Timms and Dave Allen. Jun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1206 viewsGeoff runs the Atkinson-cycle engine for the crowdJun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1876 viewsOn display between the crate and the replica was the Tangye ‘Inverted’ Gas Engine, Built c1903, Engine No 888. Presented to Birmingham Science Museum by Tangye Ltd, Smethwick. Thought to be the only surviving example of the inverted vertical. Has typical Tangye mechanical oiler. Has been in store for several years and is now on loan for the Tangye Exhibition at the museum. Our sincere thanks to the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery for permission to take the engine to the 1000 Engine Rally.
Jun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1316 viewsvisitor intrigued by the crated Blackstone engine.

Blackstone Type JPI, HP 16, RPM 800, Engine Number JPL 83L 301. It had been sent to the African Water Technology Exhibition, Nairobi, Kenya in 1982 where it was on Stand No 109 driving a water pump. It was recently found (still crated) having been returned from the Exhibition to the Mirrlees factory in 1982. It had lain forgotten about for 25 years! Jun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1309 viewsview of our small shop at the rally from the door of the marqueeJun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1351 viewslooking across out stall towards the display enginesJun 30, 2007
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 1000 Engine Rally 2007 – inside our stall1333 viewsdisplay board telling people about some of the engines we had to leave behindJun 30, 2007
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 Midsummer Mingle 20071986 viewswell I never thought it worked like thatJun 30, 2007
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 Midsummer Mingle 20071779 viewsGeoff explains the workings of the Atmospheric enginesJun 30, 2007
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 Midsummer Mingle 20071953 viewseverywhere you looked a crowd had gathered to admire the engines runningJun 30, 2007
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 Midsummer Mingle 20071694 viewseverywhere you looked a crowd had gathered to admire the engines runningJun 30, 2007
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