 |
| BGS image ID: P064546 |
Butterwell Opencast Coal Site, Northumberland. The Bucyrus-Erie 1550-W walking dragline ('Big Geordie') used to excavate rock from the deepest parts of the excavation. The gently sloping benches from which successively higher coal seams are extracted can be clearly seen in the background.
 |
| BGS image ID: P260809 |
Big Geordie's bucket. Butterwell Opencast Coal Site, Northumberland.
Bob McIntosh
Near entrance to No. 1 Mine in Raasay Ironstone Mines, 1.9 km. east of Raasay House. Inverness-shire. Building of 'steam navvy' or dragline for removal of superficial deposits. A Bucyrus Steam Dragline or Steam Navvy (Class 14 DL Ex No.838) under construction by German prisoners-of-war, almost certainly in the summer of 1917. It was used for opencast mining. Notice the armed guard on the left. Strewn in front are empty packing cases. Photographer R. Lunn. Old BGS Photo number C02188. Date, almost certainly 1917.
Bob McIntosh
