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Dysart, Frances Colliery, Headframe And Winding Engine House
Winder House (20th Century)
Site Name Dysart, Frances Colliery, Headframe And Winding Engine House
Classification Winder House (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Mainshaft
Canmore ID 252388
Site Number NT39SW 25.01
NGR NT 30985 93887
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/252388
- Council Fife
- Parish Kirkcaldy And Dysart
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT39SW 25.01 30985 93887
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Frances Colliery Winder
Type: This was a ground mounted, geared, single drum, A.C. winder with two cages, manually controlled and equipped with dynamic braking.
Duty: It was used to wind miners, mineral and material.
Manufacturers: Electrical parts - Metropolitan Vickers; Mechanical Parts - Robey; Braking System - Barclay [Kilmarnock]
Date of Installation: 1943
Details: Drum Speed: 60 rpm
Winding Depth (rail level): 906 feet
Number of Decks on cage: 2
Number of men per deck: 18
Number of Cras per deck: 1
Weight of empty car: 1.3 tons
Capacity per car: 2.5 tons
Capacity per Cage (Pay load): 5 tons
Maximum Winding Speed 41.9 feet per second
Information added by HES, Heritage Research Service (Miriam McDonald), 21 November 2024, from paper produced by National Coal Board - Scottish Area, 'Francis Colliery No.1 Shaft Winder: Winder Specification', undated. See MS8435/4 for all information on winder.
