Peter
Having looked again at your query, cable haulage might be a possibility,
with the cable running at rail level or above the wagons. There could be
evidence of this in the form of rope marks, marks where rollers or
pulleys were located and, of course, the site of a winding engine.
Michael
On 23/04/2019 22:18, Peter Bowen-Walsh wrote:
> Michael,
> Thank you for your prompt response.
> I have corresponded with Andrew Waldron, Records Officer for Ireland of the
> IRS and both he and I are trying to establish what locomotives were used in
> Abbeytown.
> Peter.
>
> On Tue 23 Apr 2019, 9:01 PM Michael Messenger,<[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>
>> Peter
>>
>> Have you tried the Industrial Railway Society? They may well know if any
>> locomotives were at your site. Their web page is www.irsociety.co.uk
>> where you'll find a list of contacts including the Records Officer for
>> Ireland.
>>
>> Michael Messenger
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23/04/2019 17:46, Peter Bowen-Walsh wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Dr Claughton,
>>>
>>> I am researching for a book on the railways of County Sligo. Three mining
>>> locations (at least) in the county used mineral tramways to bring ore or
>>> coal to the surface.
>>> The Abbeytown Mining Company Ltd. in Ballisodare was one of these.
>>>
>>> It was founded by McGuinness and Reid in 1949. A geological survey
>>>
>> (which I
>>
>>> have failed to source) was carried out by a Mr. Varvill in 1950 for
>>> Johannesburgh Consolidated Investment Company (JCI) who subsequently
>>> purchased the mine in May 1950. Adits were driven into the quarry and
>>>
>> track
>>
>>> haulage was used to bring out the lead and zinc ore.
>>> In 1953 track haulage was abandoned when new adits of 20 foot by 20 foot
>>> were made to accommodate rubber tyred dumpers, muckers, excavators etc.
>>>
>> The
>>
>>> mine closed in 1961 and Harringtons now operate an extensive limestone
>>> quarry on the mine site.
>>> Erris Resources have had very encouraging results from recent (2018)
>>> drilling in the area.
>>>
>>> I am looking for any information you could find for me about* what method
>>> was used to haul the wagons of ore along the* *railway* in the adits to
>>>
>> the
>>
>>> outside, between 1950 and 1953?
>>> I have spoken to the surviving miners but none of them were employed
>>>
>> there
>>
>>> pre 1953.
>>>
>>> I am particularly interested to discover if a* battery operated*, or a*
>>> compressed air *locomotive was used. The ore would have been too heavy
>>>
>> for
>>
>>> men to push wagons of it up a slope, some motive power was required.
>>> The tracks are still in situ today.
>>>
>>> It is a long shot but any information or reference you can give me would
>>>
>> be
>>
>>> greatly appreciated!
>>>
>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>
>>> Peter Bowen-Walsh,
>>> Collooney,
>>> Co. Sligo.
>>> F91 TX96
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 7:03 PM Claughton, Peter<
>>>
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>>> wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> The theme of the conference is - Mine exploration as a research tool -
>>>> applications in mining history, geology and archaeology.
>>>>
>>>> Mine exploration, using speleological techniques, takes the researcher
>>>> into a new and potentially rewarding aspect of mining history and
>>>> archaeology. It also provides a very different view of the geology and
>>>> mineralogy to that seen at surface.
>>>>
>>>> There is still room for more papers - and there is, as yet, a distinct
>>>> lack of offers of papers covering the north of England, and Scotland.
>>>>
>>>> Come on - all you mine explorers - give us the benefit of your
>>>>
>> experience
>>
>>>> underground, resolving issues that cannot be dealt with from the
>>>>
>> surface.
>>
>>>> Peter
>>>>
>>>>
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