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Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains an operational Boulton & Watt steam engine dating from 1812, making it the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original engine house and capable of doing the job for which it was installed.

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  • Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains an operational Boulton & Watt steam engine dating from 1812, making it the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original engine house and capable of doing the job for which it was installed. (en)
  • La station de pompage Crofton est une station de pompage située près du village de Great Bedwyn dans le comté anglais du Wiltshire. Il alimente en eau le bief de partage du canal Kennet et Avon. La station de pompage à vapeur d'origine est préservée et fonctionne encore certains week-ends. Il contient une des plus anciennes opérationnelles au monde, datant de 1812, qui prétend être le plus ancien au monde « encore dans sa localisation d’origine et encore capable de faire réellement le travail pour lequel il a été installé. » (fr)
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  • The pumping station on a running day in 1999 (en)
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  • Crofton Pumping Station (en)
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  • Crofton, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire (en)
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  • Crofton Pumping Station, near the village of Great Bedwyn in Wiltshire, England, supplies the summit pound of the Kennet and Avon Canal with water. The steam-powered pumping station is preserved and operates on selected weekends. It contains an operational Boulton & Watt steam engine dating from 1812, making it the oldest working beam engine in the world in its original engine house and capable of doing the job for which it was installed. (en)
  • La station de pompage Crofton est une station de pompage située près du village de Great Bedwyn dans le comté anglais du Wiltshire. Il alimente en eau le bief de partage du canal Kennet et Avon. La station de pompage à vapeur d'origine est préservée et fonctionne encore certains week-ends. Il contient une des plus anciennes opérationnelles au monde, datant de 1812, qui prétend être le plus ancien au monde « encore dans sa localisation d’origine et encore capable de faire réellement le travail pour lequel il a été installé. » (fr)
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  • Crofton Pumping Station (en)
  • Station de pompage de Crofton (fr)
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