Rawdon Reborn

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Summary

The modernisation of Rawdon Colliery at Moira in Leicestershire.

Year:

1954

Duration:

0:36:17

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Genre:

Industrial

Company:

National Coal Board Film Unit

Master format:

Digital Betacam

Description

We see the colliery before, during and after a major modernisation project that raised the colliery's coal output from 100 to 360 tons per hour. The main changes were the replacement of an underground mine car system with a conveyor for transporting the coal and the construction of new winding equipment.


Credits

The film compiled by Donald Alexander from material photographed by
John Reid, Lionel Griffiths, John Shaw-Jones


Notes

Rawdon Colliery which closed in 1990/91 is the site of the National Forest Millennium Discovery Centre later renamed 'Conkers'.