THE HERITAGE IMAGE REGISTER»Fletcher-Burrows Collieries Private Collection c1906

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HRS 1508 Coalmining, Gibfield air compressors

Steam engines were used to provide both compressed air and more importantly fan ventilation underground. Air was forced underground at the downcast shaft and the foul air emitted at the upcast shaft. It is also known as a fan-engine.

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Keywords:coal mining, coal-mining, coalmining, compressed air, engineering, fan engine, gibfield, mine ventilation, steam engines

HRS 1508 Coalmining, Gibfield air compressors