Close to the gorgeous towers of the Óbuda Gas Works ,there is a humble, church-like brick building housing an amazing piece of engineering: a still-functional 103-year-old Sulzer diesel motor connected to a Ganz generator.
The 4-cylinder, or 800-horsepower,180-RPM stationary engine was built in 1912 by the Láng (Flame) Machine Works of Budapest, based upon the license of the Swiss industrial engineering and manufacturing firm Sulzer. The two-sage machine supplied 110-volt direct current electricity for the Óbuda Gas Works with the back of the attached generator. Next to it is a control room, or behind that,a switch gear and distribution room.
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