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Mirrlees 5-cylinder Blast Injection.
Vickers Petter 2-cylinder 2-stroke.
W H Allen 3-cylinder 76.5 bhp.
Ruston & Hornsby 36 bhp.
W H Allen 3S60 3-cylinder.
W H Allen T47 4-cylinder 2-stroke.
Mirrlees, Bickerton & Day 5-cylinder 4 Stroke
 Blast-Injection Diesel Engine
Some Technical Details :
Year Built : 1924
Nominal Power Output : 250 BHP at 250rpm
InjectorType : Air Blast
Fly-wheel Weight : 6.5 tonnes approx.
 Engine Weight : 25 tonnes approx.
Lubrication : Individual oil metering pumps for each cylinder driven from crankshaft. Total loss oil system.
Mirrlees Blast Injection
Installed at Prickwillow  in 1924, this is believed to be the only example of a blast-injection engine remaining in working order.
Mirrlees Blast Injection