Showing posts with label past Veyangoda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label past Veyangoda. Show all posts

Monday, August 3, 2015

An old Diesel Engine, Naiwala, past Veyangoda, Sri Lanka.

The engine on its concrete mount.

A compressor and exhaust outlet.
A window to see the flow of diesel fuel


An old Diesel engine kept as an exhibit at a hotel in Naiwala. I remember going on a visit to a power-station at Point-Pedro in the 1950s with our science class. They had two 'Ruston-Hornsby Siamese twin' diesel engines installed. These huge diesels had twin horizontal cylinders hence the name 'Siamese twin'. They provided the power to generate electricity for the Point-Pedro Urban Council area. What beauties they were and how powerful they were when up and running.