Converted steam winch - Swannington Incline
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Converted steam winch - Swannington Incline
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 25 Jul 2009
This is at the top of the Swannington Incline and appears to have been relocated here. It was once a double reduction geared twin cylinder steam winch. One disc crank has been replaced by a gear and there is a loose electric motor and chain guard that presumably went with it. The engine has Easton & Tattersall, Leeds cast in the bed - a maker I'm not familiar with. This was used at the Calcutta Pit pumping station nearby - Image and presumably converted to electric drive when the huge steam pumping engine was decommissioned.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.738209
Longitude
-1.37982