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New Year Steam

The Station will next be in steam on December 31st 2011 and January 1st 2012. What better way to enjoy the last day of the year or welcome the start of 2012 than visit the Pumping Station and see our mighty beam engines in steam. Please note that we will not be offering reservoir tours during this event due to the weather conditions.

Fernwood Fuels to supply Papplewick’s Danks Boiler

We are pleased to announce that Fernwood Fuels Ltd of Watnall Nottingham is sponsoring the Pumping Station with regular supplies of coal for our Danks boiler. Until the recent sponsorship deal with Fernwood, we had been running the Danks boiler on very poor quality coal which had been affecting our ability to supply steam to the Linby Winding Engine and other exhibits. A test run last Sunday with the new coal was a great success and we were able to run up to 15psi within two hours! Just goes to show what you can do with the right coal!

We are very grateful to Fernwood for their generous sponsorship and look forward to a long and lasting relationship with the company. If you would like to find out more about Fernwood Fuels, who also supply coal for domestic use, please visit their website:

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