Le 24/06/03 15:24, « Paul Stephens » <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
> At the moment I am trawling the internet in search of references to
> surviving stationary and marine steam engines in Europe.
>
> Of particular interest at the moment is France or any references to mining
> sites, anywhere, where there are complete or partial remains of steam
> engines.
>
> I have identified a variety of engines here and there but suspect there must
> be more. They range from very small machines to a number of surprises,
> including a twin beam blowing engine, a large winding engine and a Cornish
> beam engine with a 90" cylinder.
>
> Can anyone on this list advise of anything they might be aware of?
>
> Equally useful will be e-mail addresses for anyone, UK or overseas, who
> might be able to help.
>
> In France I have sent a number of e-mails, often written in French, but
> usually without anykind of response.
>
> Paul Stephens
>
Try the CILAC, organisation dedicated to French industrial heritage, who
have extensive knowledge of this kind of question : [log in to unmask]
You can write in english.
There is also a Culture Ministry database indexed on
www.culture.fr/culture/inventai/presenta/bddinv.htm
Which has all the scheduled sites and also linked to object and
bibliographical references
Ian Cowburn
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