Image ID: 41205

Gedling Colliery, Decking Plant

Courtesy of Mr John W Pritchett & Family

Gedling Colliery
Gedling
Nottinghamshire
England

Westinghouse Decking Plant showing banksman pushing empty tubs on to main cage. This is a three-deck plant, all tubs having the same control arrangement. Note that the Banksman has his foot on the plunger which has released the controllers. Note also the air-operated gates, and the air cylinders which operate the gates on all three levels.

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