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When you see how black and dirty everything was, you have to say that for once the Government got something right with the clean air act.

Referring to Pinz's report, game over in 4 hours if the pumping stopped. I wonder if jerry had a deliberate attempt to take it out, a big chimney like that may well have been on their shopping list. Anyone got any evidence they had a pop at it.

I've never heard of any damage caused by Adoph's Aero Club to Shore Road. I think standby emergency electric pumps were installed "just in case". These were dual fed either from L'pool Corp. electricity supplies or B'head. If one side went down, juice was still available.

There's a chapter devoted to pumping arrangements in one of my Mersey Railway books. I'll try and dig some info. out if anyone's interested. This might be more reliable info. than what's stored in the old swede !

I think the swede does very well, mine sometimes worries me, just a thought, i wonder if there was a no smoking at night for these big chimneys when the blackout was on, probably not if they had to keep pumping.