Cardowan Colliery, air compressors
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Cardowan Colliery, air compressors
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 26 Apr 1982
A pair of Belliss & Morcom of Birmingham motor driven two stage compressors. Collieries made much use of compressed air underground as it was essentially spark-free - although I seem to recall something about the risk of developing a static charge. Somebody once suggested to me that these were diesel driven generators - an easy error!
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Image Location
Latitude
55.890198
Longitude
-4.134574