Rope drive
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A rope drive is a form of belt drive, used for mechanical power transmission.
Mill engine at Bamford Mill
Flywheel and rope drum of the large mill engines Victoria and Alexandra at Ellenroad Mill
Multiple rope drives driving lineshafts on each factory floor
Rope drive in a hydroelectric plant
Ellenroad Ring Mill Engine
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The Ellenroad Ring Mill Engine is a preserved stationary steam engine in Newhey, Greater Manchester, England. It powered the Ellenroad Ring Mill from 1917, and after the mill's closure the engine is s
Rope drive
…use a number of circular section ropes, rather than a single flat or V-belt. Flywheel and rope drum of the large mill engines Victoria and Alexandra at Ellenroad Mill Multiple rope drive The first multiple rope drive was a 9-rope drive of 200 bhp produced by Combe Barbour for their Falls Foundry, Belfast, in 1863…
Alexandra, one of the twin preserved steam engines showing the rope drive flywheel
Ellenroad Ring Mill Newhey