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Ty Gwyn
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14 years ago

Notice the signals are different to Welsh coal mines,
Where 2 is slack out or lower,
And 3 is pull up
Always thought these signal numbers were Nationwide the same.
Do they differ in other mineral mines?

Photograph:

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Roy Morton
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14 years ago

That's the same for whistle signals when life lining easily remembered by the acronym SUD
Stop = 1 blast
Up = 2 blast
Down = 3 blast

However; Here's the knocker board for East Wheal Charlotte in Cornwall circa 1900 ?

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Graigfawr
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14 years ago

Bick, OMMMW pt.4, p.59, reproduced a photo of the Nant Iago Lead Mine pumping and winding water wheel signal board:

1 - stop
2 - lower [short illegible word]
3 - haul up
4 - more water on wheel
5 - start pumpinmg engine
6 - stop pumping engine
7 - men on the rope
8 - less water on wheel
9 - sick or wounded
10 - accident
[no code for 11]
12 - top pole lost water

Manicminer
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14 years ago

When at Gwynfynydd in the 90's

1 Stop if in motion
1 Raise
2 Down
3 and 1 pump on
3 and 2 pump off

Plus a few more of which I can't remember.

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skimble
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14 years ago

Here are a couple of examples from overseas.
Firstly, a version of SUD fromTipong colliery in India:
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1 stop
2 haul in
3 haul out
4 men travelling in haulage road

And here's an elaborate system of bell codes from Rammelsberg lead / zinc / barytes / silver mine in Germany
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Brakeman
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14 years ago

This signals board is from a calcite mine only a few miles from the first mine & was working at around the same time.

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sorry about the flash rebound, took many years ago,

has two 1's also like Gwynfyndd

1 stop when in motion
1 hoist
2 lower
3 men in cage

The management thanks you for your co operation.