[modeleng] Re: are ye all trying to tell me something...

Hi Ken and All,

The accident happened at Levant Mine. Thirty Nine men were killed and the 
accident is still remembered down here. In fact a lot of the men's relatives 
still live in the area and ever so often remembrance services are held. The 
Levant mine has been partially restored and the engine put back into steam. 
However like most things, when it is local I have never been to see it even 
though it is only 10 miles away.

Regards

Clif
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>I believe that there was a system called a 'man engine' in a tin mine in
> Cornwall which worked in a similar manner but in this case the up and down
> motion was connected in some way to the beam of a pumping engine.
> As I understand it there was this long rod which hung down the pit and was
> shackled to the beam. At intervals down the rod there were small platforms
> which rose and fell as the rod moved. The procedure was to get on a rising
> platform and step off as it reached a stationary position on the side of 
> the mine
> shaft then step back onto the next platform up as it dropped down  to you.
> There was an accident which killed many men, I assume that one of the
> shackles holding the lifting rods broke.
> My father who lived in Cornwall knew about it but would never believe that
> anybody would invent something so crazy.
> Can you enlighten us Roger?
> Ken Jones in very wet Berkshire
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