Many thanks to Kelvin and Simon for their replies about the earliest man-riding winders.
Can anybody help with suggestions for answers to my second question:-
"were there particular reasons why mining companies might have avoided installing them?"
Cheers,
Andy Cuckson
On Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 13:45:18 EET, Simon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
According to 'A History of Coal Mining in Great Britain' by Galloway
(1882, p.216) the cage system was first introduced at South Hetton
Colliery in 1834. Although it was specifically for raising coal in tubs
it was presumably also used for man-riding in place of them having to
hang onto the rope.
Simon Chapman.
On 29/11/2017 08:36, Andy Cuckson wrote:
> When and where in Britain was the first system installed for winding miners up and down from the surface in cages attached to a cable?
> Apart from capital cost and maintenance, were there particular reasons why mining companies might have avoided installing them?
> Many thanks,
> Andy Cuckson
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