#steampower — Public Fediverse posts

“Donald Trump should stick to what he knows best – ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bullshit.”

Senator Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, former astronaut and test pilot, let's fly at Trump's order to force the Navy to abandon electromagnetic Carrier catapults in favour of STEAM power.

What's next, steam powered trains? 😂

#us #uspol #navy #steampower #trump

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/trump-aircraft-carriers-steam-catapults

The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria

https://www.thehopkinthomasproject.com/TheHopkinThomasProject/TimeLine/Wales/Steam/URochesterCollection/Hero/index-2.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124273

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Some incredibly delicate work done to make them look so good.

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This place also houses an incredible collection of vintage cash registers. Look at these, they're beautiful!

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Industrial engines were used for many applications.

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This has to be the smallest Holden engine ever

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Steam power powered so much back then, fascinating!

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This shed has all sorts of machinery in it

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There's vehicles of all shapes and sizes in this place.

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This big green beast was running and warming up in the sunshine.

I've seen this Steam Wagon running, years ago at show. Magnificent thing.

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This shed also housed some trains! There's tracks around the site and a train runs around it.

#rail
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Went for a look around yet another enormous shed there

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The Beam Engine

https://glinscott.github.io/beam-engine/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49007221

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Check out this enormous steam powered tractor

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So that was only one section of the sheds! This place is enormous! We wandered back outside again.

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Someone made a scale model of the crane that's outside in the front yard

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One shed holds a whole lot of model railway stuff

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And even a steam powered car

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And early diesel motors

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They do have other means of power there, including this jet engine.

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They have several display cases full of models and machine parts too.

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I wonder how much effort went into bringing all these machines here from around the world back then.

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The volunteers who run this have done an incredible job collecting all these machines and restoring them.

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These machines all have interesting stories to tell

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If you're interested in history or machinery, this place is well worth a visit.

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And this is all run by volunteers and funded by donations.

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A fascinating insight into what made things work once upon a time

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You can easily spend a day just wandering around the site.

https://melbournesteam.com.au/

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We went into the ginormous sheds to check out the exhibits. And there's SO much in there to see!

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Lantern Slide - Battlecruisers, HM Ships Repulse & Hood, circa 1923

Part of a collection of magic lantern slides relating to British naval history originating from the St John's Home for Boys. These slides were produced in Melbourne after the First World War with images from books and other sources. They are believed to have been used to illustrate lectures to the children in St John's Homes. Several of the slid...
Museums Victoria via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/38026806/source

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