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1Hoist (mining) — A drum hoist (cables visible) and motor In underground mining a hoist or winder[1] is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors, historically with …
2Charles Burrell & Sons — Charles Burrell redirects here. For other uses, see Charles Burrell (disambiguation). Charles Burrell Sons Ltd Former type Limited Liability Company Industry Agricultural Engineering Successor …
3Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… …
4canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …
5technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
6environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
7Narrow Gauge Railway Museum — Inside the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, 2008 The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum (Welsh: Amgueddfa Rheilffyrdd Bach Cul) is a purpose built museum dedicated to narrow gauge railways situated at the Tywyn Wharf station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn …
8Wisbech and March Bramleyline — Heritage Railway name = Bramley Line caption = locale = England terminus = Wisbech linename = Wisbech and March Bramleyline builtby = Great Eastern Railway originalgauge = RailGauge|ussg preservedgauge = RailGauge|ussg era = owned = operator =… …
9Mining in the Upper Harz — The headframe of the Emperor William Shaft in Clausthal is one of the oldest surviving winding towers in Germany …
