winding gear
Mine lift machinery
Winding gear is the machinery used to raise and lower cages or skips in a mine shaft.
The term encompasses the drum, motor, cables, and associated equipment that move workers and materials between the surface and underground levels.
The old colliery's winding gear still stands as a landmark.
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- hoistRaise with tackle
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- mineOre excavation site
- coal mineUnderground fuel extraction site
colliery · pithead · pit head · engine house · cable · wire rope · drum · crank · headframe · coal · lift · rope · mechanism · cogwheel · derrick · elevator · tower · industrial
- Coal Miningcoal mines, miners, coal seam, coal miners, underground mines
- canalsGrand Canal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Erie Canal, canal boat
- Industrial heritagefactory, mill, foundry, ironworks, steelworks
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- mining museumheadframe, mining equipment, pickaxe, miner's lamp, ore cart
- mine shaftsmine shaft, headframe, cage, skip, hoist