NORTH EAST MARINE ENGINE BUILDERS

Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:50 am

Sulzer RD engine. Not the best picture I'm afraid
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:59 am

One of two Sulzer engines by Wallsend Slipway for Swan Hunter's Port Huon in 1927. this is the port side engine.. For the technically minded, notice the four faced crosshead guides. The engines produced about 3000 BHP at 100 RPM. 600mm bore, 1200mm stroke. These were a series of Wallsend engines with electrically driven superchargers, replacing the traditional scavenge pumps. The ship achieved 14.5 knots. The man bottom left gives an idea of scale. Notice the cranes in the background.
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:16 am

Sulzer RTA low speed engine
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:19 am

Sulzer engine cylinder heads. Workmanship, skill, ingenuity and made in England, in particular, the North East.
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:05 pm

NEM Advert for Gotaverken
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:06 pm

Hawthorn Leslie advert for Doxford engine
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:07 pm

Swan Hunter Doxford advert
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Sun Sep 23, 2018 2:08 pm

Richardson and Westgarth advert
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:17 pm

Nice bit of draughtsmanship pre Cad Cam. Sulzer SD72 drive for indicating device for "Sugar Producer" by Hall Russell in 1957.
The first form of Cad Cam appeared in 1957 as PRONTO but it was later before it became commercially available, so we might well say "Look at that, a drawing by a human that's every bit as good as modern machines can do." Not as quickly and not as manipulative admittedly but quality, accuracy, skill and patience nevertheless.
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Re: NORTH EAST ENGINE MARINE BUILDERS

Postby fitter » Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:34 pm

A few images of Bartram's India of 1951. Doxford 56SB4 twin engines, by North Eastern Marine, engines no 3165.
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