Coal conveyor - oops!

[John Ashworth]

Things don't always go according to plan. The lorry came to load our coal conveyor and transport it to Hercules. All appeared to be going well when - oops - it fell off. No serious damage was done, and we were working safely so no personnel were standing close enough to be in any danger.

The conveyor has been dragged clear of the tracks and the lorry will come back tomorrow to complete the job. We wondered why he was battling, as it was the same lorry that brought the coal conveyor in the first place, but the driver eventually discovered that he was low on hydraulic fluid. He took a load of scrap metal instead - he had enough hydraulic oil for that.

Photos by John Ashworth 29th June 2008

[Nathan Berelowitz]

At least the coal bin was cleaned out!