Steam Engine
This item has been marked as an artifact, which means it is being held in public trust by the Edmonton Power Historical Foundation.
Belliss and Morcom Steam Engine
This Steam engine represents several engines used in the 1903 generating station.
A steam engine is an external combustion heat engine that makes use of the heat energy that exists in steam, converting it to mechanical work.
Steam engines were used as the prime mover in pumping stations, locomotives, steam ships, traction engines, steam lorries and other road vehicles. They were essential to the Industrial Revolution and saw widespread commercial use driving machinery in factories and mills, although most have since been superseded by internal combustion engines and electric motors.
Steam turbines, technically a type of steam engine, are still widely used for generating electricity
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