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Reciprocating Beam

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Reciprocating beam atop engine, Kew Bridge Steam Museum, England

Atop each of the large reciprocating-beam engines is the beam itself. Each of the beams has been augmented by a steel rod around its perimeter to help prevent the beam from cracking under the stress of continuous operation.

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