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| Uploaded by: | Lancastrian |
| Imagename: | 25 - Winding Engine Base |
| Image Description: | This is at the top of the Whiston Incline by Stoney Lane bridge. The cutting here was widened to accommodate sidings where assisting locomotives could be detached from ascending trains and added to those descending the incline. Originally, it was thought that steam locomotives would not be able to climb the incline without the assistance of rope haulage and work began on the construction of a line-side winding engine. The success of the Rocket at the Rainhill Trials eliminated the need for this winding engine and another that was planned at Sutton, so they were never completed. |
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| Uploaded: | Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:33 am |
| Views: | 339 |