Sean wrote: snipped: She had a twin-cylinder oscillating engine, like a Mamod on steroids - the cylinders had aluminium cladding and looked like a couple of beer cans, while the boiler casing looked like an airing cupboard.
That's interesting Sean; why would one use an oscillating engine when a double acting one would be more efficient and powerful? ........Unless of course it was an engine that just happened to be available at the time. Roger
