Heritage marine diesels

Bolinder marine diesel engines

A heritage reference for historic Swedish Bolinder engines — the workhorses that powered many UK canal boats and barges.

Boat stories Photo gallery Hear a Bolinder

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Educational rewrites from the historic bolinder-engines.info archive: boats, workshop projects, engine registers, manuals, locations, and sound.

Andora (Bob Tidy’s 1051 project), Bekita, Secunda, Newcastle, Minnow, President, and Sandbach. Workshop: 1051 No. 1001 dismantle.

Historic 105x and semi-diesel register tables, plus FMC 15 hp craft notes from the archive.

Bath Locks, the Falkirk Wheel, Froghall Tunnel, Beverley Beck, and the Driffield Navigation — field notes with map links.

Heritage engines that are not Bolinder — starting with a Lister narrowboat film for contrast.

Selected craft and engine photographs from the heritage archive.

Hear the thudding Bolinder beat: hot-bulb starts, pair boats, and canal films (YouTube embeds).

Swedish roots, UK waterways context, and family introductions for the 105x and semi-diesel lines.

PDF manuals, gearbox plates, and rescued service documents. Also: FAQ.

Profiles of archive contributors and the wider vintage-marine network. To get in touch, use the Contact page.