Linby Colliery steam winder.
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Linby Colliery steam winder.
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 5 Jul 1980
This is the larger of the two Robey winders at Linby and was built in 1922 with duplex cylinders 32" bore x 48" stroke and a parallel drum 12' diameter. This ran until 1988 and was subsequently scrapped. A driver's eye view in colour is here - Image
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Image Location
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53.049094
Longitude
-1.203368