The dragline W1400 N2 (similar to Sundew) which operated at Corby Steelworks at the same time as Sundew prior to being scrapped.
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Class overview | |
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Name | W1400 Sundew (1957-1987) |
Builders | Ransomes & Rapier |
Operators | United Kingdom |
In service | 1957-1980 |
Planned | 4[1] |
Completed | 4[1] |
Retired | 4[1] |
History | |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Sundew |
Builder | Ransomes & Rapier |
Launched | 1957 |
Christened | 1957 |
Commissioned | 1957 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type W1400-series Dragline excavator |
Tonnage | 1,702 t (1,675 long tons) |
Length | 86 metres (282 ft) |
Propulsion | 2x hydraulically driven walker feet |
Speed | 0.1 mph or 0.16 km/h |
Capacity | Blade capacity: 27 long tons (27 t) |
Complement | 5 |
Sundew was a large electrically powered dragline excavator used in mining operations in Rutland and Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom. It was the lead ship of a series of four Type W1400-series dragline excavators.[1]