A Lcmg Non-stop Run.
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,During the second week in July the contents of one of the water supply reservoirs.attached to the Farington Steel Works of Leyland Motors, Ltd., near Preston, became partially exhausted owing to the protraated drought. Owing to the quantity of water used by the steel works, it became necessary to arrange for an alternative temporary supply, and this was eventually done by bringing over one of the standard 500 gallon Leyland fire engines from the Chorley Works, and putting it to pump • from the small River Lostock through a long line of hose into the reservoir. The two pictures we reproduce show the engine at work near the river, which is about half a, mile away from the reservoir, and the two pipes delivering into the reservoir at the other end. (See .page 550.)
In the Farington test under notice, the engine started pumping at 3.30 p.m. on Monday, July 7th, and finishedshortly after 12 o'clock. on the Saturday following, running 'continuously for a period of 112 hours night and .day with only one stoppage of 1i hour, due to the supply of petrol in barrels running out. The suction hose was 25 ft. long and of 54. ins. diameter, the vertical lift being 8 ft. There were two lines of 4 in. canvas hose for delivery over a distance of half a mile. The pressure maintained on the average was 50 ib., and the vacuum 71ins. The total petrol consumed was • 237 gallons in the period of the run.