Interior view of compressor house, Bellis and Morcom compressor, Cardowan Colliery
SC 376882
Description Interior view of compressor house, Bellis and Morcom compressor, Cardowan Colliery
Catalogue Number SC 376882
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of LA 4404
Scope and Content Main compressor in Compressor House, Cardowan Colliery, Lanarkshire Cardowan Colliery was opened in 1930 by Nimmo and Dunlop. In its heyday in 1959, its 1970 workers produced 1,550 tons of coal per day from its two shafts. It was closed in 1983 after a serious fire caused excessive levels of methane in the pit. The main compressors in the Compressor House were made by Bellis and Morcom. If these break down, an emergency compressor can be brought into service. 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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