Carels Frères, or Carels Brothers, was a manufacturer of stationary steam engines in

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, Belgium. For instance, in 1909, they supplied a 1200 hp tandem compound engine with

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to Moston Mill, a

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in Moston, North Manchester. It was their works no 875, with cylinders bore with a stroke. Developing at 90

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, superheated steam was supplied by Tetlow boilers. The flywheel, in diameter, was provided with the sixty rope grooves that the full power would have required. The second half of the mill, however, was never completed, and in 1958 electric drives were installed, and the engine was scrapped. George Watkins commented that this was typical of continent design. Six or more of Carels' engines were installed in Lancashire mills in the early 20th century. Carels also produced steam locomotives, such as the Belgian types 32 and 32S.

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