- main-rope haulage system
- transport liną otwartą
English-Polish dictionary for engineers. 2013.
English-Polish dictionary for engineers. 2013.
Pleasley Colliery — is a former English coal mine. It is located to the NW of Pleasley village which sits astride the River Meden on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. HistoryTimelineIt was sunk in the 1870s and produced coal until 1983. By some miracle it… … Wikipedia
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