Here's one for the motor fans!

[High Tower]

Ok, so 10 points to the first person who can tell me what this lot is and what it does............

 

[Richard Burns]

It is an electrical installation and it has coordinated characteristics to fulfill specific purposes to run items for the generation, conversion, transmission, distribution or ultilisation of electrical energy!!

 

[Richard Burns]

Then again possibly part of a sewage treatment plant, that is rather old.

 

[High Tower]

Nope lol

 

[HandySparks]

Small hydro-electric generating station?

 

[Strima]

Small hydro-electric generating station?

Thinking the same thing, you never know what's hidden in those secret nuclear bunkers... :lol:

 

[stef]

Sort of a test rig?

 

[Knobhead]

Water pumps with slip ring motors, liquid starters to the side of the motor. There are also vent valves to the top of the casing.

 

[Darkwood]

I would guess at some kind of high pressure fluid or oil system maybe shipping industry.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Was wondering if it were a marine based installation.
Those instruments appear to be in need of calibration.

 

[Des 56]

I would guess at some kind of high pressure fluid or oil system maybe shipping industry.

I was thinking along those lines,or possibly a river lock or flood gates

 

[Darkwood]

yes agree des i was thinking same area but maybe cargo doors etc but whatever they are closing or opening it looks like a set of hydraulic pumps.

But il put my guess at hydraulic system for a bridge that opens or swings to let shipping through.

 

[snowhead]

It's not the Panama, Caledoneon maybe?

 

[Mark_Burgess]

I know exactly what it is, but am not prepared to give it away.





Actually I have no Idea!!

 

[High Tower]

Ok tony was spot on with what equipment it was, and a few were close with the use. They are three pumps which are used to empty .........this, it's the dry dock that titanic was fitted out in, these three pumps were originally steam powered and could empty the 20000000 gallon dock in 90 mins. It's in the old harland and Wolff yard in Belfast and the pump house is the building in the top of the shot.

 

[Lighthouse Phil]

Nice
I drive past here very often, never thinking about the heavy industry that was there years ago. ( well, not the pumps etc anyway, only the ship building)

 

[Des 56]

If Titanic returned for its next refit, I expect we would be really surprised

That is the pumps running smoothly after such a long time I mean

Good thread,be nice to have a few more contributions similar

 

[High Tower]

The dock was still in use up until the 80's

 

[Silly Sausage]

Ok tony was spot on with what equipment it was, and a few were close with the use. They are three pumps which are used to empty .........this, it's the dry dock that titanic was fitted out in, these three pumps were originally steam powered and could empty the 20000000 gallon dock in 90 mins. It's in the old harland and Wolff yard in Belfast and the pump house is the building in the top of the shot.

Heehee, what a surprise!

Which yard is it?

It looks like fun when the guy trundles around clearing the sludge out of the dock.

 

[High Tower]

Heehee, what a surprise!

Which yard is it?

It looks like fun when the guy trundles around clearing the sludge out of the dock.

Its the dissued part of the old Harland and wolff yard in belfast. now forms part of the titanic quater

 

[bomjac]

The dock was still in use up until the 80's

Dunno if that particular dock is still in use, but Harlands is still struggling along. Harland's is yet another shameful example of our heavy industry gone to waste. Good old BP - building the replacement for Schiehallion (originally built in that dock) in Korea.

Harland and Wolff -

 

[High Tower]

the yard has halved in size, they use one big giant adjustable dry dock, the other half was abandoned years ago, the dock i was in is a tourist attraction now