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Interior. General view of no. 2 shaft's ground-mounted, clutch double-drum A.C. winder.
B 17596
Description Interior. General view of no. 2 shaft's ground-mounted, clutch double-drum A.C. winder.
Date 24/5/1989
Catalogue Number B 17596
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 376726
Scope and Content Winder, Number 2 Shaft's Winding-Engine House, Bilston Glen Colliery, Midlothian Bilston Glen Colliery, one of five super-pits opened by the brand new National Coal Board, was begun in 1952. Sinking was completed in 1963 and production peaked in 1970 when a workforce of 2,367 produced 4,000 tons of coal per day. It was closed in 1989. This is the ground-mounted electric winding-engine that sends cages up and down Number 2 Shaft. The mechanical parts are made by Fullerton, Hodgart and Barclay of Paisley with electrical components supplied by English Electric. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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