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Bickershaw No.3 Pit Winding Engine about 1980
Photo: Graham Isherwood
Photo: Graham Isherwood
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Item #: 33824
Item #: 33824
This is the view from behind the engineman's seat. The operating position was very noisy, being alongside the "Cornish" drop valves. When we were there it was busy at work at the change of shift. As the main man riding shaft, this meant a lot of signalling and stopping and starting.
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