ken
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Post by ken on Apr 1, 2013 6:17:02 GMT -5
A few weeks ago had the pleasure of standing in front of an open coal fire on the top of the Denniston incline. This was in the museum they have there. The mines were 600 metres above sea level on a plateau. The fire was the best I have seen and we had some good coal in Durham. It was all heat and no flame or smoke. When the incline was completed about 1870 there was no other access to the top and only after a few years was a foot track made. It was a self-acting incline in two sections using mainline trucks and the braking was by making the haulage pump water. Everything went up and down by truck. Even bodies went down as there was insufficient soil to dig a grave. The ride on the incline was so terrifying some people stayed up there for years. It was many years before a proper road was put in. It was in use for about 88 years. If you Google - ride the historic Denniston Incline- there is video of it in action with further links. Ken
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Post by John on Apr 1, 2013 8:08:57 GMT -5
That would be one scary ride down!!
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Post by John on Apr 1, 2013 8:14:06 GMT -5
Here's another video.
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Post by colly0410 on Apr 1, 2013 8:25:57 GMT -5
This looks more fun than freewheeling down K2's tailgate towards the Black Shale north return,
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Post by John on Apr 1, 2013 9:01:19 GMT -5
There are quite a few videos on Youtube of this area, here's an old news story from 1950.
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