Demonstrates the Huwood Hudswell G-B 40 model mine conveyor unit driving both a top and bottom belt gate conveyor. The complete unit is seen working in a Midlands colliery illustrating that with the acute shortage of manpower existing in the British coal mining industry, equipment such as this is raising the output of each worker.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320827
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Coal mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial equipment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial productivity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Safety education, Industrial
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)