The Whitehaven Colliery Through Time by Alan Routledge

Author:Alan Routledge [Routledge, Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: History, Europe, Great Britain, Travel, Non-Fiction, England
Amazon: B00ZRTADXI
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Published: 2015-06-14T23:00:00+00:00

Haig Pit Brake, the Harbourside and John Paul Jones

The steep Brake running from Haig Pit to the harbourside was operated by an endless steel rope, to which a couple of full wagons were hitched at the top and a couple of empty ones fastened on at the bottom. The rope took several turns over a large steel drum at the top of the incline, used like a brake to keep the speed of the wagons in check. When released, the full wagons would run downhill under gravity and pull the empty ones up to the top. The wagons were unhooked from the rope top and bottom and the whole process was repeated with more wagons. Note the steam engine waiting to couple up and move the full wagons round to the Queens Dock. A similar set-up at the top took the empties to the pit for refilling. With the closure of Haig Pit the Brake became redundant and as part of the Whitehaven Coast Scheme it has been converted into a footpath by the National Trust. On the harbour, the start of the path is just behind the cannons and sculptures, part of the memorial to John Paul Jones’ raid on Whitehaven in 1778. The site of this artwork is where Jones had his only success, setting a small grounded coal boat, the Thompson, on fire.

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