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Internal Fire, Museum of Power
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Internal Fire
Museum of Power
Castell Pridd Farm
Tanygroes
SA43 2JS
Dyfed
Wales
Collection details
Industry
Science and Technology
Facilities
Parking: yes
Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Library: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Castell Pridd Farm is 8 miles north of Cardigan just off the A487 Cardigan to Aberystwyth main road.We are just to the north of the village of Tanygroes, 300yds down the Betws Ifan road.
Castell Pridd is marked on the OS Map for Ceredigion.
Contact details
General information (Tel)
:
01239 811212
E-mail
:
paul@semidiesel.com
Website
:
www.internalfire.com
Open
Open 10:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. 5 days April, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Open 10:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. 6 days May & October, closed Mondays
Open 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 7 days June - September
By arrangement at other times.
Closed
November to Easter
Mon April, May and October
Tues April and May
Admission charges
£4.50 Adults, Concessions £3.75, £2.50 Under 16, Under 5s free. Family ticket £12.00 (2 adults & 2 children)
Discount for groups, coaches welcome
Description
The museum is dedicated to the history of the internal combustion engine in industry over the last 100 years and aims to display all exhibits in working order.
The displays change on a yearly basis and the museum now runs over twenty engines on a daily basis throughout the summer.
Collections description
The collection covers early oil engines through to gas turbines but with the emphasis on diesel power from the 1920s to the 1960s.
The museum runs engines 7 days a week during the summer months and by arrangement in the winter period. The intention is to create a display as near to the original working environment as possible so that vistors can see, smell and hear what these engines did.
Key artists and exhibits
Most, eventually we hope all, major UK manufacturers are represented with engines from Tangye, Petter, Ruston Hornsby, Allen and Belliss & Morcom.
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In 2005 a 1912 air blast Sulzer diesel was installed. This is one of the earliest regularly run production diesel engines in the world.
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After a lot of work, in 2006 our Worthington-Simpson two-stroke diesel became full operational. This is an example of the first solid injection diesel engine to be built in the U.S.A.
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2008 will see the first running of the 30 ton Ruston 6VE diesel from the BBC Moorside Edge Transmitter built in 1930.
Articles
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Parking for coaches
Guided tours
Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information
Disability Access
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
Children and Families
Baby changing facilities
Children's play area
Picnic area
General Education
Academic publications and resources available
CD-ROM guide available
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
Library
Mail order service available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Picnic area
Refreshments
Shop
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