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Runcorn To Widnes Bridge Refurbishment
The newly refurbished Runcorn to Widnes Road Bridge (also known as The Silver Jubilee Bridge) was originally designed by Mott, Hay and Anderson with steelwork by Dorman-Long (Bridge and Engineering). Work began in 1956 and it opened in 1961.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – PLEASE READ
The Newcomen Position on Coronavirus Given Government advice on the likely duration of the Coronavirus epidemic, we are working on the principle of postponement rather than cancellation of events. [...]
Newcomen Southern Appoint New Chairman
Newcomen Southern Appoint New Chairman Dr Mark Walker is the new Chairman of Newcomen Southern. He is a freelance Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) Engineer/Consultant working predominantly in the [...]
Visit to Rhydymwyn Valley Works
Visit to Rhydymwyn Valley Works Valley Works, in the countryside west of Mold in North Wales, was developed in the late 1930s as a shadow factory for ICI's [...]
The Society’s Summer Visit to Birmingham has been Cancelled
The Society's Summer Visit to Birmingham has been Cancelled The Society has cancelled the three-day Summer Visit to Birmingham that was due to take place from 28th- 30th [...]
Welcome To The New Website
Welcome To The New Website You have arrived at the new Newcomen website. A portal for the Newcomen membership that enables unparalleled access to The International Journal For [...]
Rupert Bear – Not Much of an Engineer????
Dr Fred Starr will be give his lecture to the Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society on Tuesday, January 8th. The idea for the talk came from comments made by some members of Newcomen, when the phrase “Rupert Bear Engineering” is used to describe half baked inventions
Lower Vartry Reservoir
Lower Vartry Reservoir The Lower Vartry Reservoir has provided Dublin with clean drinking water since the early 1860s and, although enlarged, is essentially unchanged since its construction.Previously, the [...]
Dublin Port Diving Bell
Dublin Port Diving Bell In the 1860s, more traffic and bigger ships led to a requirement for deeper water and bigger retaining walls / quaysides in Dublin harbour. [...]
Steam locomotives of British Railways
Steam locomotives of British Railways The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for the Steam Locomotives of British Railways The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by [...]