
Machines featured in the program include a Lubecker steam bucket line excavator; Roansomes & Rapier @150, Marion 7400 and Ruston-Bucyrus 5W walking draglines; Ruston-Bucyrus 55RB and 100RB electric shovels; a Ransomes & This fascinating DVD is a documentary about ironstone mining and smelting in the British county of Lincolnshire in the early to mid 1900s. Machines featured in the program include a Lubecker steam bucket line excavator; Ransomes & Rapier W150, Marion 7400 and Ruston-Bucyrus 5W walking draglines; Ruston-Bucyrus 55RB and 100RB electric shovels; a Ransomes & Rapier 5360 stripping shovel; and an early hydraulic drill. Footage of the Hornsby crawler tractor and crawler freight wagon being demonstrated in 1908 is a highlight. Steam-, cable- and muscle-powered dump cars for hauling ore to the smelter are also presented to good effect. Rapier 5360 stripping shovel; and an early hydraulic drill. Steam-, cable- and muscle-powered dump cars for hauling ore to the smelter are alsop presented to good effect. Running time 60 min.
Written and narrated by: Alan Stennett
Publisher: Primetime Video Productions
Playing time: Approximately 60 minutes
ISBN number: 978-1-926713168