Surviving Examples
In 1986, a full-scale working replica of the Newcomen steam engine was completed at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. It is the only full-size working replica of the engine in existence.
The 'Newcomen Memorial Engine' can be seen operating in Newcomen's home town of Dartmouth, where it was moved in 1963 by the Newcomen Society. This is believed to date from 1725, when it was initially installed at the Griff Colliery near Coventry.
The only Newcomen-style engine still extant in its original location is at what is now the Elsecar Heritage Centre, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. This was probably the last commercially-used Newcomen-style engine, as it ran from 1795 until 1923. Currently it is not operational.
Other examples are in the Science Museum (London) and the Ford Museum, Dearborn, USA, amongst other places.
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