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Re: 1893 Steam Electric Plant - Biggest Flywheel Ever??
« on: November 15, 2023, 11:15:55 am »
Here's a Victorian graphic of a pretty good sized one!


https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/illustration-depicting-a-steam-powered-pumping-engine-this-compound-picture-id921871258


Then there is the Abbey Pumping Station in Leichester England, which has a "nice pair", though I'm unsure of actual diameter, but they are certainly big.

But what's more they are astonishingly beautiful!!!

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