Britannia Colliery fan drive
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Britannia Colliery fan drive
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 4 Jul 1987
Electric Construction Co motor driving a Walker "indestructible" fan via a flat leather belt. This is tensioned by a tensioning roller on a weighted arm and drives to a large wheel, thus gaining some speed reduction. We were taken in to see the fan, through an airlock but I don't think I've ever photographed one in action - it's a bit breezy in there.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.674435
Longitude
-3.219072