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- 1939 (Creation)
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1939: Originally, installed at the Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory, Rotherwas, Hereford.
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2006: Donated to the museum by a local Herefordshire engineering firm.
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The EPV5 type is a vertical 5 cylinder diesel engine. It was housed at the Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory in a windowless bunker, guarded by a Lewis gun post, and close by was a purpose built reservoir to pump water for the site in case of fire.
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Engine No: EPV5 45191
Power: 170 bhp
Speed: 600 rpm
Bore: 8 inches (222mm)
Compressed Ratio: 14:1
Stroke: 11 1/2 inches (292mm)
Start: compressed air @ 250psi (17atm) (Note: atm = atmospheres)
It has a multiple drive 'v' belt.
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Bay RR (Rotherwas Room)
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Since their first oil engine in 1896, Blackstone & Co have made a range of petrol, oil and diesel engines of various sizes and types suitable for many purposes. The EPV5 type is a vertical 5-cylinder engine which were first made in 1935 and production ceased in 1950.
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- Blackstone (Subject)
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- English