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Author:  joe6167 [ Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
I was exploring an abandoned narrow gauge yard recently and discovered these two "tanks". The documents I have seen say that this was used for fuel storage, however, these vessels are clearly too complex to be "just tanks" and surely must have been repurposed from something, somewhere.

Can anyone recognize what these might have been?

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Author:  joe6167 [ Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
More:

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Author:  Kelly Anderson [ Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
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Author:  joe6167 [ Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
Kelly Anderson wrote:
That is a Lancashire boiler. Interesting to see one outside of Great Britain.

Some photos are on Google


Thanks!

I'm trying to add photos of this second vessel, but I keep getting the message

"Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

What's that all about?

At any rate, I also have photos here:

http://750mm.pl/index.php?topic=2425.msg86171#msg86171

As you'll see, it has some baffles inside. I used a tree limb as a dipstick to try and figure out how deep it is. The water line is where the stub of a branch is.
Author:  Bad Order [ Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
From the looks of the interior shot... I'd say they were used as cisterns. No trace of petroleum residue.
Author:  joe6167 [ Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
Bad Order wrote:
From the looks of the interior shot... I'd say they were used as cisterns. No trace of petroleum residue.


But I could definitely smell something along the lines of diesel fuel in there.
Author:  Kelly Anderson [ Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
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Author:  Stationary Engineer [ Wed Jan 18, 2023 12:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
Scroll through the photos of the Steamboat Arabia Museum and you will see the 3 Lancashire Boilers. https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJ ... VDMWZMX2dH
Author:  joe6167 [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
Here's the other vessel I found. As you can see, it has some internal baffle structure. I used a tree limb to see how deep it runs, and you can see the water line (where the stub of a branch is).

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Author:  joe6167 [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
More of the second vessel.

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Author:  joe6167 [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
more.

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Author:  joe6167 [ Wed Jan 25, 2023 6:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Repurposed Pressure Vessel Recognition
Any thoughts on what this second vessel might be?
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