All,
The petrochemical plant I work for is releasing three steam pumps, and is willing to give them to a museum or tourist railroad.
The first one is a Worthington Duplex. I tried to link to the picture in my "Surviving World Steam Lizard" photo gallery; if it doesn't work, just follow the link below it.
It is 4 1/2 feet long, and three feet tall (including lubricator and it's existing exhaust pipe.) It has steam cylinders 7 1/2" in diameter and 10 inches in stroke. It has pump cylinders 6 inches in diameter, and 10 inches in stroke.
It was installed as a backup fire pump for the plant during WWII. It was indoors, but hardly ran at all until it was removed and placed in the plant's boneyard in 2000. This pump has probably never been painted since it was installed; and the paint has failed rapidly since being placed outdoors. But it should be a good restoration candidate.
It can easily pump 50 gallons or more per minute, making it too big for use as a feedwater pump for anything but a very large boiler. But it would make a good fuel or water transfer pump; mount it on top of your tender as the FEGUA in Guatamala does, and it will fill your tank fairly fast. :)
It was moved to the front of the plant today, and is ready to be removed. I now have a pickup truck, and am buying a bed mat so I can transport it. I am willing to deliver it a reasonable distance to your location. It weights between 500 and 800 pounds, so you will need to have a forklift or engine hoist available to unload it.
If you are interested, please let me know.
-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a
Worthington Duplex free to a good home
james@survivingworldsteam.com
