Detail of pulley system of cable railway.
SC 504542
Description Detail of pulley system of cable railway.
Date 19/8/1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 504542
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Tipperty Tile Works, Aberdeenshire This was one the last drainage-tile works in Scotland. It was founded before 1860, but largely re-equipped in the early 20th century. It had four round downdraught kilns, enclosed in a brick building. This view shows part of the cable-worked railway linking the works with its clay pit, The pulleys on the stand turn the cable drive through a right angle. The line to the left leads to the works, and to the right to the pit. The works closed in 1980, and most of the buildings demolished. The 0.60m-gauge cable-worked railway linking it to the clay pit was powered by a Ruston and Hornsby horizontal diesel engine. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/230/3
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