Swannington

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Site of the Swannington Incline winding engine. The Swannington Incline was the work of Robert Stephenson and was cable worked by a stationary engine at the top - an 1833 horizontal single cylinder engine. This is now preserved at the National Railway Museum but there are alleged plans to rebuild its house and reinstall it here. The incline was latterly used in the reverse direction to supply coal to the Calcutta pit engine.
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Site of the Swannington Incline winding engine. The Swannington Incline was the work of Robert Stephenson and was cable worked by a stationary engine at the top - an 1833 horizontal single cylinder engine. This is now preserved at the National Railway Museum but there are alleged plans to rebuild its house and reinstall it here. The incline was latterly used in the reverse direction to supply coal to the Calcutta pit engine.
Photo by Chris Allen (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0)
Remains of converted steam winch, Swannington This is at the top of the Swannington Incline and appears to have been relocated here. It was once a double reduction geared twin cylinder steam winch. One disc crank has been replaced by a gear and there is a loose electric motor and chain guard that presumably went with it. The engine has Easton & Tattersall, Leeds cast in the bed - a maker I'm not familiar with.
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4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
Rutland Street Nottingham England
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