Cootamundra

15 FUEL PUMP HOUSE Measuring 12 x 8 feet (3.7 by 2.4 metres) the brick-walled Fuel Pump House had a concrete floor and asbestos cement roof. The numerous pipes leading to and from the rail siding and to each tank were essential to the operations of the Fuel Pump House. How did the pump house move fuel around the depot? The fuel-laden rail tankers were connected by reinforced rubber hose to the fixed pipes adjacent to the siding that connected to the Fuel Pump House. The latter pushed the fuel up to the tanks and pumped it back as necessary. Valves at the pump outlet and on each of the pipes to and from the tanks allowed the fuel to be shut off at both ends. The pumps were petrol-powered to avoid the risk of loss of power during the filling and mixing processes. Much of this infrastructure still remains in place. Fuel pump house pumped fuel around the depot via a series of pipes Detail of the pipe array leading to and from the fuel pump house Detail of fuel pump house pipes