Hamilton, ON: Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology/1859-1910 Water Pumping Station

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Street View, Sep 2022

The water pumps are three stories tall.

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There are two pumps. Is it a double-expansion steam engine or are the smaller cylinders the pumps? The pumps would be 90 degrees out of phase to provide a more steady flow of water. The crossbeam is in the story above, and the flywheels are in the room in the background.

Andrew Sparkes, Jul 2023

I think the apparatus on the side of the cylinders are the valves. That would argue that we are looking at a double-expansion steam engine, and the pump cylinders are somewhere else in the building.

Azurea A, Sep 2021

robert fishman, Jun 2019

The museum has other steam-powered equipment.

Katzung Mak, Jul 2022