Vivian Colliery Aerial Ropeway

Vivian Colliery Aerial Ropeway Return Wheel Standard. An image of the aerial ropeway return wheel standard not long after construction, it’s seen being held in place by substantial foundations and tension lines.

Vivian Colliery Aerial Ropeway Return Wheel Standard. The image shows the aerial ropeway terminal return wheel standard covered in waste. This was done to embed it and stabilise the standard for the forces that would be exerted on it with the weight of the ropes, buckets and waste etc over the future years of tipping. Later the buckets were tipped …