tarboat's photos with the keyword: lancashire boilers

At the bottom of the Bulkeley waterworks railway is the pumping station operated by Severn Trent Water. This includes this array of Lancashire boilers reused as storage tanks,

Safety valve weights hold down the lagging covers on the boiler backs at the Claymills Pumping Station.

In business for the first time in preservation was the No.4 boiler at the Claymills pumping station. This Lancashire boiler, complete with automatic stoker, proved to be a rather better steamer than No.5 (beyond) which is close to the end of its 10 year ticket. This caused some embarassment for the boilerman as the safety valve lifted and filled the house with steam for a while.