grahami
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8 years ago
Does anyone have any information/illustrations on "Blantyre" automatic tipping systems used by collieries and quarries - apparantly an alternative to the "Maclane" systems? I presume they were constructed by the Blantyre Engineering Co. but have not (yet) found anything on line.

Any help much appreciated.

Grahami
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Morlock
8 years ago
A surprising lack of info about either bits of kit!

Found an image of the (possibly) 'manual' method here.

https://www.scottishshale.co.uk/Genealogy/Occupations/TipMan.html 

A mention of 'self tipping buckets' here.

https://www.scottishshale.co.uk/GazWorks/WestwoodCrudeOilWorks.html 
grahami
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8 years ago
Many thanks - the second link (Westwood) pictures look similar to aerials of the Penrhyn quarry tips (the B&W aerial won't enlarge unfortunately) which are what I'm trying to identify. The Maclane equipment I know something of thanks to Kelvin Lake of I.A.Recordings - but the description of the Westwood works which refers to "hoppers and from there into six ton self-tipping buckets that were then hauled for dicharge at the top of the bing" sounds much more like the Penrhyn equipment.

Grahami
The map is the territory - especially in chain scale.
Morlock
8 years ago
The BW image appears to be a GoogleEarth image from the 1945 'time rollback' feature, not very clear anyway.:(

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