SS Great Britain Engine working and in Operation as well as the working model in the Dry Dock Museum

Did You Know The SS Great Britain Has A Working Model Engine?

10/10/2025 editorial

Don’t miss this dinky little model which shows exactly how the engine works

The SS Great Britain’s full sized engine hasn’t been in operation for a little while. But did you know there is a working replica of it in the Dry Dock Museum?

You can see the replica in action as well as footage of the full sized engine in the video below.

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Did you know there’s a working model of the SS Great Britain engine in the Dry Dock Museum. It’s definitely worth checking out before you board the ship #ssgreatbritain #modelengine #engineering #brunel #bristol
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You can see part of the SS Great Britain’s full-sized engine working in a clip of our video from 2018