[SEL] SEL Digest, Vol 77, Issue 13

[Jerry Evans]

At 06:00 PM 17/08/2010, you wrote:
>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:37:11 -0400
>From: "Elden" <edurand at mchsi.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] New webpage added.
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>Nice collection, Jerry!
>
>I didn't know that some of the big Ruston & Hornsby flywheel
>Diesels were made as late as 1965,
>
>BTW, I recently saw an engine based on that design that is only
>about five years old, made in Pakistan!  I know nothing else
>about it.
>
>Take care - Elden
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand

Hi Elden,
         Yes, they were made quite recently but still beautiful machines. 
The one in question was a "College Engine" - supplied to a local "Technical 
College" to teach "appies" all about how diesel engines work. As with the 
Ruston recently restored by Peter Forbes it also has all sorts of "extra's" 
that Neville is trying to get hold of. (Do not ask me what they are but 
they draw graphs and suchlike to show H.P., torque, R.P.M's. etc. under 
different running conditions). I just enjoy them running :-)

         The engine had hardly done any work when he got it (complete) - 
just demo stuff for students - maybe had a few nuts loosened here and there 
and re tightened. Then the "guvmunt" decided it was obsolete and it ended 
up with Neville. Great deal for a collector. The vertical steam engine on 
the same page came from the same source and at the same time.

         Not too sure about Pakistan but I do know that the big Rustons 
were made in India (under the Ruston name) until quite recently. I'm sure 
that Peter Forbes could supply more info there.

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
Etched Brass Engine Plates made to order:
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