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Barry Docks, negative
Associated British Ports
(Production)
An American-built 'Lectra Haul' dumper truck being unloaded from the purpose-built self handling vessel M.V. UNIT SCAN at Barry Docks.
The 60-ton vehicle was one of eleven (costing £100,000 each and capable of carrying 100 tons) to be operated under contract to the National Coal Board to work a local opencast site where they would be employed in removing 200 million tons of overburden to access coking coal for the steel industry.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
1996.96/1986
Historical Associations
Association Type: Place name
Place: Barry Docks
Creation/Production
Acquisition
donation, 14/5/1996
Measurements
Length
(mm): 61
Width
(mm): 90
Techniques
Film negative (black & white)
Film negative
Negative
Material
Film (photographic)
Location
In store
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