ENERGY: ’Monster’ excavator aids coal production (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit A new machine - the ’thousand ton drag-line excavator’ - is launched by MP Alfred Robens and is shown digging up earth at 54 tonnes a time from a coal field near Newcastle. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: “Monster“ to aid opencast coal production ENGLAND: Nr Newcastle: Shot of one thousand tonne drag-line excavator which will work on open-cast coal production Alfred Robens MP (Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Fuel and Power) launches excavator SOT Robens pulls rope and excavator starts work dragging up earth at 54 tons with each grip High angle shot from top of excavator of the machine dragging up coal More of thousand tonne drag-line excavator digging up earth on coal field Industries, Trades and Crafts; Mining Background: A new machine - the ’thousand ton drag-line excavator’ - is launched by MP Alfred Robens and is shown digging up earth at 54 tonnes a