The ‘Baby’ Blackstone is a compact British oil engine with a surprisingly rich history behind its simple shape. Built under the name of Blackstone & Co., it…
The use of stationary engines in UK water pumping stations is a story of engineering, public health and industrial growth. These fixed steam-driven machines…
Many Australian collectors first encounter a Lister stationary engine in a farm shed, mine workshop, pumping station or suburban garage. They may know its…
The Gardner 2L2 and Blackstone 2S belong to a generation of dependable British diesel engines built when serviceability mattered as much as outright power.…
The Restoration of a 1903 Crossley ‘D’ Gas Engine: From Scrap to Show is the account of a stationary engine rescued from a heap of parts and returned to public…
A rally is usually remembered by its noise, but photographs preserve something quieter: the careful arrangement of boilers, flywheels, chimneys, belts and…
The model code on a Ruston 3VHR can appear to be an unexplained string of letters and numbers. It is a compact piece of factory nomenclature, recording the…
Stationary-engine history is easiest to understand when an old machine is treated as a record of design changes. Casting shape, cooling equipment, ignition,…
A dial indicator provides a simple way to measure whether a crankshaft remains true as it turns in its bearings. On a large horizontal engine, the process…
The 1911 Middleton ‘Special’ Engine occupies an intriguing place in the history of British stationary engines. It was not a mass-market model produced in large…