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DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Raising Steam - Bolton Steam Museum Tour\n\nEv
 ent Type: Technical visit\n\nIndustry Sector: Cross-sector\n\nSpeak Detail
 s: \n\nDescription : \n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n        \n            \n         
    Bolton Steam Museum Tour\n            \n        \n    \n\n\nThe Bolton 
 Steam Museum is operated by the Northern Mill Engine Society who has been 
 working since 1966 to preserve and restore some of the steam engines that 
 powered the North-West textile industry in the 19th and early 20th centuri
 es.\n\nThe museum will be open exclusively for the IMechE network\, with a
 ll steam powered engines running.\n\nRefreshments will be provided. Non-me
 mbers are also welcome.\n\nThe museum is located in a large warehouse that
  used to store the bales of raw cotton for the Atlas Mills complex in Bolt
 on\, originally operated by the Musgrave Spinning Company\, at one time on
 e of the largest cotton spinning companies in the world.\n\nThe Society\, 
 which is a registered charity\, has no paid staff and operates with volunt
 eers\, relying almost entirely on donations.\n\nSome 30 engines &ndash\; a
 ll rescued from mills in the area - are on display and will be operating i
 n steam for the visit. Engines include beam\, non-dead-centre\, vertical a
 nd horizontal types ranging in age from 1840 to 1920 and the museum is now
  one of the largest collections in the UK.\n\nNMES volunteers will explain
  each steam powered machinery.\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday 16th September 2026: 1
 8:00 for 18:30 start \n\nWhere:&nbsp\;Bolton Steam Museum\, Mornington Roa
 d\, Bolton\, BL1 4EU\n\nW3W: ///teach.laptop.deep\n\nMaximum numbers: 60\n
 \nContact Details: Paul Shechter\nAddress: Bolton\, United Kingdom.\n\n Al
 ternative Contact: Kevin Goode\nAddress: United Kingdom.
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LOCATION:Bolton Steam Museum\, Mornington Road\, Bolton\, BL1 4EU\, United 
 Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Raising Steam - Bolton Steam Museum Tour
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