North West Vintage Fair Organ & Steam Rally

These may be a bit of a mystery to some. What did they do? Why are they just chugging away?

In the past they provided power, light, pumping facilities or were used to drive other equipment in factories and small businesses. Now we rely on electricity from a switch, in the past these machines provided the electricity or the mechanical engineering to drive a piece of equipment. From saws and lathes to, as can be seen, washing machines and water pumps.

Each had to be tended by an engineer to keep them running smoothly, each engine to sit and do what they were supposed to do. So, mystery no more, these little chugging demons are a view into the world of how things used to be.