Interior. Detail of counterweight on no. 1 shaft west winder's braking system.
SC 376754
Description Interior. Detail of counterweight on no. 1 shaft west winder's braking system.
Catalogue Number SC 376754
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17625
Scope and Content Brake's counter-weight on winding engine in Number 1 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 counter-weight applies pressure to the brake-pads and onto the winding drum when winding is not in progress. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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