The age of steam

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The age of steam

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https://www.hooky.co.uk/about-us/steam-engine.ashx

A link to the website of an old English Brewery I have visited, still operated in the Victorian style.
Especially for JK who likes old steam engines.
It is good Beer as well which also appeals to most Engineers!
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:lol: I'm sure you went to the brewery specifically to see this engine for me!
It sounds like an interesting tour. I'm trying to round up a bunch here to tour the vineyards. You hop on a bus, go to the first place, tour, sample, get on the bus to the next place, tour, sample...you get the picture. No steam engine tho.
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*perks* Vinyard tour? I have been known, on occasion, to imbide in a wee wet....
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right up your alley JJ, a double decker bus!

http://www.wolfvillemagicwinerybus.ca/
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The decker looks like from this neck of the woods, an old AEC /Leyland perhaps? Nice shade of pink though. Best ashore trip of a brewery I had was in the Grenadines , super 1880 's old steam engine and even more super Rum, really nice rum made from the steam engine. What a combination indeed. And they have open toppers deckers over there. PS, don't forget the sunglasses and your bearing scraper, work for both here!
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Army LCTs hauled a new boiler to Bowmore distillery in the isle of Islay. The crew were treated to a tour of the distillery and a wee dram....or 3

Here's a 5-part account of the event, featuring HMAV Arezzo, L4128.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwthQbj ... D9&index=1
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Watched your 5 part film, scary stuff especially part five, I always thought these Tupperware dishes dropped the stern door onto the beach and not stood off so far? Hope the poor old Gardener in the Foden was ok, lowdown air cleaners / water = S shaped rods? Don't envy you on those years aboard such as skidder.
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Great times! 36 of a crew, we got into all sorts of places, got up to all kinds of things. Civvie jobs were not all that uncommon, we had the capability of landing heavy stuff on a beach or slipway. Draught Fw for beaching was 5'6 and the ramp was 40' long.
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Thirty six crew? You must have been hot bunking big time here. The new giant container ships don't have that many. You sure about that? Looking at the accommodation it appears to me that you all would have been standing to attention at all times including charging your batteries overnight upright instead of in your bunk. Why 5'6 to unload? Surely the draught increased when offloaded? What about winches and kedges? Thought you dropped a couple of kedges when approaching and winched her off via snatchblocks if necessary to double up/treble up on the pull?
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