Each engine is of a similar size to that used in RMS Titanic and rated at about 1,008 horsepower (752 kW).[1] Each could pump nineteen million imperial gallons (86,000 m3) of water a day, to reservoirs at Cricklewood, Fortis Green and Finsbury Park for the supply of drinking water to the north, east & west of London. Raw water was supplied to the waterworks by the Staines and Queen Mary Reservoirs, which stored water collected from the River Thames. They were the last working survivors when they were finally retired from service in 1980. The engines are of an inverted vertical triple-expansion type, 62 feet (19 m) tall from basement to the top of the valve casings and each weighing over 800 tons. The engines are thought to be the biggest ever built in the UK.
One of the engines, called The Sir William Prescott, has been restored to running order and is the largest fully operational triple-expansion steam engine in the world. It may be seen in steam on various weekends during the year. The engine house also houses two steam turbine water pumps. One of these steam turbines has now been motorised to demonstrate its inner workings.
The waterworks is adjacent to the A316 (just before it becomes the M3 motorway), between Sunbury-on-Thames and Hanworth. The same site also features a 2-foot gauge steam railway, the Kempton Steam Railway, the largest steam railway offering rides to the public on selected days,[2] in London.
The steam engines now form a museum operated by Kempton Great Engines Trust, a registered charity.[3]
Media
The 1971 top-ten chart hit "Tap Turns on the Water", by British band CCS, was choreographed for BBC dance troupe Pan's People and was filmed at Kempton Park.[4]
The pumping station was used for the exterior shots of the Scrumptious Sweet Company factory in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.[5]
The Second Series of the Channel 4 Show GamesMaster was filmed on Lcation at the Kempton Park Pumping Station in 1992 and 1993.[citation needed]
The engines were featured in the Titanic films S.O.S. Titanic and Saving the Titanic. They were even featured in a short scene set in the Titanic's engine room in the film Holmes & Watson. The engines are very similar to the actual engines on board the Titanic albeit the Titanic's engines were 4 cylinders as opposed to three. Yet the Kempton engines are the same size (4 stories tall) and of the same type (triple expansion). Land-based pumping engines like Kempton Park's have flywheels. Marine steam engines, like Titanic's, do not. Though it has been claimed that the engine room scenes in the Titanic film A Night to Remember were filmed at Kempton Park, they were in fact filmed at the sister pumping station at Cricklewood.[6]
The 2000 TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Poirot story, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was filmed here for the factory scenes.
^"Pan's People – Tap Turns On The Water". Oneforthedads.org.uk. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
^"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)". IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^"Where was 'A Night To Remember' filmed?". British Film Locations.
External links
Official website of Kempton Great Engines Trust
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interior of Kempton Waterworks.
January 21, 2023
kempton, park, steam, engines, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jst. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kempton Park Steam Engines news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Kempton Park steam engines also known as the Kempton Great Engines are two large triple expansion steam engines dating from 1926 1929 at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south west London They were ordered by the Metropolitan Water Board and manufactured by Worthington Simpson in Newark On Trent Kempton Steam MuseumKempton Park Engine No 6The Sir William PrescottLocation within SurreyEstablishedOctober 2004 2004 10 Coordinates51 25 33 N 0 24 18 W 51 4259 N 0 4050 W 51 4259 0 4050 Coordinates 51 25 33 N 0 24 18 W 51 4259 N 0 4050 W 51 4259 0 4050OwnerKempton Great Engines TrustPublic transit accessKempton ParkWebsitewww wbr kemptonsteam wbr org Contents 1 Description 2 Media 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription EditEach engine is of a similar size to that used in RMS Titanic and rated at about 1 008 horsepower 752 kW 1 Each could pump nineteen million imperial gallons 86 000 m3 of water a day to reservoirs at Cricklewood Fortis Green and Finsbury Park for the supply of drinking water to the north east amp west of London Raw water was supplied to the waterworks by the Staines and Queen Mary Reservoirs which stored water collected from the River Thames They were the last working survivors when they were finally retired from service in 1980 The engines are of an inverted vertical triple expansion type 62 feet 19 m tall from basement to the top of the valve casings and each weighing over 800 tons The engines are thought to be the biggest ever built in the UK One of the engines called The Sir William Prescott has been restored to running order and is the largest fully operational triple expansion steam engine in the world It may be seen in steam on various weekends during the year The engine house also houses two steam turbine water pumps One of these steam turbines has now been motorised to demonstrate its inner workings The waterworks is adjacent to the A316 just before it becomes the M3 motorway between Sunbury on Thames and Hanworth The same site also features a 2 foot gauge steam railway the Kempton Steam Railway the largest steam railway offering rides to the public on selected days 2 in London The steam engines now form a museum operated by Kempton Great Engines Trust a registered charity 3 Media EditThe 1971 top ten chart hit Tap Turns on the Water by British band CCS was choreographed for BBC dance troupe Pan s People and was filmed at Kempton Park 4 The pumping station was used for the exterior shots of the Scrumptious Sweet Company factory in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 5 The Second Series of the Channel 4 Show GamesMaster was filmed on Lcation at the Kempton Park Pumping Station in 1992 and 1993 citation needed The engines were featured in the Titanic films S O S Titanic and Saving the Titanic They were even featured in a short scene set in the Titanic s engine room in the film Holmes amp Watson The engines are very similar to the actual engines on board the Titanic albeit the Titanic s engines were 4 cylinders as opposed to three Yet the Kempton engines are the same size 4 stories tall and of the same type triple expansion Land based pumping engines like Kempton Park s have flywheels Marine steam engines like Titanic s do not Though it has been claimed that the engine room scenes in the Titanic film A Night to Remember were filmed at Kempton Park they were in fact filmed at the sister pumping station at Cricklewood 6 The 2000 TV adaptation of Agatha Christie s Poirot story The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was filmed here for the factory scenes See also EditMetropolitan Water Board Railway London Museum of Water amp Steam Metropolitan Water Board Crossness Engines TrustReferences Edit The Engines Kempton Steam Museum Retrieved 25 May 2020 Opening dates 2014 permanent dead link Kempton Great Engines Trust registered charity no 1048936 Charity Commission for England and Wales Pan s People Tap Turns On The Water Oneforthedads org uk 14 March 2015 Retrieved 1 November 2015 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 IMDb Retrieved 4 January 2022 Where was A Night To Remember filmed British Film Locations External links EditOfficial website of Kempton Great Engines Trust Pictures of Kempton Park Engines Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interior of Kempton Waterworks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kempton Park Steam Engines amp oldid 1123066570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
