Elevated interior view (from North North East) of fan house, No.1 fan engine Mather & Platt 1040bhp, 750rpm, 6600v; No.2 fan engine Electric Construction Co Ltd 850hp; 750rpm, 6600v, Seafield Colliery

Description Elevated interior view (from North North East) of fan house, No.1 fan engine Mather & Platt 1040bhp, 750rpm, 6600v; No.2 fan engine Electric Construction Co Ltd 850hp; 750rpm, 6600v, Seafield Colliery

Catalogue Number SC 376412

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 81744

Scope and Content Inside the Fanhouse, Seafield Colliery, Kirkcaldy, Fife Seafield Colliery was sunk by the National Coal Board in 1954-66. It was one of five new super-pits and, in its heyday in 1970, employed 2,466 people. It was closed in 1988. The Fanhouse sucks stale air out of Number 1 Shaft. The 1040 horsepower engine by Mather and Platt (nearest), and the 850 horsepower engine by the Electric Construction Company Ltd (furthest), both require 6600 volts of electricity from the National Grid. By law, every mine must have two shafts so that miners can escape if one shaft is blocked. This also ensures proper ventilation of the mine. Fresh air is pumped into the downcast shaft and stale air is expelled from the upcast shaft. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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