Wow!
What a superb winding engine. The drum is a lot narrower than the usual winding engines in this country. It looks like it may have used some sort of endless rope system. Do you know if it was a sloping drift or a vertical shaft? Good to see that the engine is run from time to time. If you are in this country again there are some preserved colliery winding engines that you may be interested in seeing. Thankyou for the information about the museum, I must try to visit it some day.
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