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Nov 18, 2021 · Our good friend over at Awesome Earthmovers Chris Maginnis is a regular visitor to Vintage Excavator Trust at Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and always captures some really interesting footage. On his Facebook group recently, Chris posed the question asking if anyone would fancy a shift on one of the old dragline excavators which produced
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Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | Heritage Machines
Aug 02, 2020 · Work on the new railway extension at the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum has re-started as a result of the easing of some of the Covid-19 restrictions. Making the most of the good weather, the main focus of recent work has been on the horseshoe curve. This has taken some 1,800 tons of material to construct, with the help of some of the vintage machinery that …
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - For Sale
Threlkeld Quarry is also the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust. V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends 2022. 21st - 22nd May 17th - 18th September
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Railways – Cumbria History
Threlkeld Quarry steam train and excavators Photo Gallery. Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and Vintage Excavator Trust Before the days of hydraulic excavators (leaky incontinent things!) rope excavators were the ingenious and robust diggers, lifters and movers.
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Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | Heritage Machines
Aug 02, 2020 · Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is situated in a microgranite quarry, and the museum takes full advantage of its position within the Northern Lake District. It is close to many of the classic, well-documented sites used by geologists for their excursions.
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - 'Online' Shop
Threlkeld Quarry is also the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust. V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends 2022. 21st - 22nd May 17th - 18th September
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Fabulous museum and vintage excavators - Threlkeld Quarry
Oct 27, 2021 · Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum: Fabulous museum and vintage excavators - See 288 traveller reviews, 121 candid photos, and great deals for Threlkeld, UK, at Tripadvisor.
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Mines Quarries – Cumbria History
Threlkeld Quarry steam train and excavators Photo Gallery. Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum and Vintage Excavator Trust Before the days of hydraulic excavators (leaky incontinent things!) rope excavators were the ingenious and robust diggers, lifters and movers.
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - Vintage Excavator Trust
That is where the Trust comes in. Over the past 30 years the collection of Vintage Excavators has grown. Some machines are owned by the VET whilst others belong to individuals. Together they form a unique collection of some 80 machines. The oldest is the 1909 built Ruston Proctor Number 306. This originally worked in a chalk pit in Bedfordshire.
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Threlkeld quarry museum, 2010 - andrewstransport
40 photos of a visit to this quarry, which has a 2ft gauge railway and is home to the Vintage Excavators Trust. Welcome to Threlkeld quarry and mining museum! As can be seen from this view (taken on 28 August 2010) of the engine house and Bagnall KefidST Sir Tom, the museum is just across the Greta valley from mighty Blencathra (2847ft).
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - 'Online' Shop
Threlkeld Quarry is also the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust. V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends 2022. 21st - 22nd May 17th - 18th September
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - Steam and Country Cam
Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum. Threlkeld Quarry is set just 3 miles East of Keswick in The Lake District. We hadn't planned to visit here but we saw the sign and decided to have a look. Past the houses and up the hill we found the museum but we were not sure as there were just a few cars parked and lots of cranes and excavators dotted about.
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Historic excavators back at work | Heritage Machines
Dec 01, 2021 · The weekend of September 18th-19th saw plenty of activity at the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum in the heart of the Lake District, with a good selection of historic excavators back at work. This was the first time the Vintage Excavator Trust (VET) has been able to hold an event at the site since 2019, owing to lockdown restrictions, and a good crowd of …
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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum - 'Online' Shop
Threlkeld Quarry is also the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust. V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends 2022. 21st - 22nd May 17th - 18th September
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Threlkeld Memories - Operators
Aug 14, 2020 · Threlkeld Memories. There has been a lot of interest in my old kit posts over on LinkedIn recently so I thought I would take a look back to 2014 when I took the opportunity to visit the Vintage Excavator Trust at the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum in the beautiful surroundings of the Cumbrian countryside.
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Friends of St. Aidans BE 1150 Walking Dragline
We are affiliated to the Vintage Excavator Trust, which is based at the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum. They can be found on .threlkeldquarryandminingmuseum.co.uk . Search for: Recent Posts. Dragline Events for 2021 Cancelled; Dragline Events still …
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The Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is located in Threlkeld three miles (4.8 km) east of Keswick, in the heart of the Lake District in Cumbria.It is suited for families, school classes and enthusiasts. It includes a quarry with a unique collection of historic machinery, such as locomotives and cranes, an underground tour of a realistic mine, a comprehensive geological …
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May 30, 2021 · Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a unique attraction in the Lake District which gives visitors an insight into Lakeland's industrial past. Two indoor display rooms highlight the links between geology, quarrying and the 400 year history of metal ore mining. We have a narrow gauge (2ft) passenger carrying railway which takes visitors into
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Friends of St. Aidans BE 1150 Walking Dragline
We are affiliated to the Vintage Excavator Trust, which is based at the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum. They can be found on .threlkeldquarryandminingmuseum.co.uk . Search for: Recent Posts. Dragline Events for 2021 Cancelled; Dragline Events still …
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Digger visits Threlkeld (Part Two)
Nov 02, 2014 · Digger visits Threlkeld (Part Two) Continuing my tour around the Vintage Excavator Trust's collection of machines, which are preserved at the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum in Keswick, Cumbria. Wandering up a small gravel track from the museum and shop, one comes across the quarry itself, which is the venue for the Threlkeld working
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