View of Lancashire boiler re-used as air-receiver.
SC 376766
Description View of Lancashire boiler re-used as air-receiver.
Catalogue Number SC 376766
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 17641
Scope and Content Lancashire Boiler used as air-receiver, 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 Lancashire Boiler was originally used to produce steam to provide heating around the colliery. It was later converted to hold compressed air from the Temporary Compressor House. Piped steam and compressed air are often used to power coal-mining machinery because it is safer to create power away from coal dust and possible pockets of gas than to risk setting off an explosion with a spark or flame from an engine or motor. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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