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Zollern colliery · hoisting coal

A showpiece colliery as a model: winding towers, sheaves, winding engine and cages in the shaft, plus machine hall and pay hall on the real terrain in Dortmund-Bövinghausen.

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Real are location, terrain and buildings (official NRW elevation data, OpenStreetMap). Output figures have not been handed down, the two further shafts are interpreted; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.

Zollern colliery in Dortmund-Bövinghausen, a showpiece colliery, stands as a block model on its real terrain: two winding towers, the machine hall and the pay hall, and the sheaves turn again. The winding engine pulls the cages on the rope, at the top the full tubs arrive and roll to the screening plant. Pit props come by truck, the coal leaves by train.

Five controls steer the colliery: investment (one to four shafts), workforce, supply, quality and market. Two more shafts are built as an expansion south of the tracks as soon as there is more money, more people and enough pit props. What the market does not take stays on the coal stockpile until it is full.

Real are location, terrain and buildings from official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap. In the model both real shafts produce; in reality one was a ventilation shaft. Output figures have not been handed down; quantities, processes and times are model values, and one working day lasts ten seconds. The page is for museums and exhibitions, schools and universities, industrial heritage and local history.

From raw material to product

  1. 01

    supply – pit prop trucks

  2. 02

    shafts – sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft

  3. 03

    coal heap – takes in what is not sold

  4. 04

    dispatch – coal trains

A site at work

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A site at work

Zollern colliery: The model colliery in Dortmund-Bövinghausen: two headframes hoist the coal, two more shafts grow as an expansion south of the tracks.

Shaft 1 (real)

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Shaft 1 (real)

Shaft 1 (real) – A shaft with headframe: the winding engine pulls the cages on the rope, the sheaves turn with them, full tubs arrive at the top and roll to the screening plant.

What is shown – why – for whom

Qué se muestra Por qué Para quién
Two shafts with winding tower, sheaves and winding engine Por quéShows how the cages travel on the rope in the shaft. Para quiénmuseum, teaching
Full tubs and screening plant Por quéShows how the coal arrives at the top. Para quiénmuseum, teaching
Machine hall Por quéShows the place of the first electrically driven main-shaft winding engine in European mining. Para quiénhistory of technology, exhibition
Pay hall with gate and path of the shifts Por quéShows where the miners collected their wages. Para quiénlocal history, exhibition
Pit-prop trucks and coal trains Por quéShows what is delivered to the colliery and what leaves it. Para quiénteaching, industrial heritage
Coal stockpile Por quéShows what happens to coal the market does not take. Para quiéneconomics teaching, exhibition
Five controls with output, stockpile and daily result Por quéShows connections in operations, not operating figures. Para quiéneconomics teaching
Shaft 4

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Shaft 4

Shaft 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.

Five levers, one works

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Five levers, one works

Full investment – four shafts: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.

Films from the model

  • Above Zollern colliery

    A flight across the whole site: low approach, Shaft 1, then across the works to the long shot – everything moving, with the sound of the works.

  • From raw material to product

    The works’ chain in one flight – supply (pit prop trucks), shafts, coal heap, dispatch: station by station.

  • A working day in time-lapse

    In time-lapse working days pass in seconds: shifts at the gate, traffic on the supply and dispatch routes, the stockpile (coal heap) changing along.

  • A works grows

    Investment step by step: new shafts appear, the workforce grows with them, then more supply and a boom in the market.

  • Bottleneck – the works respond

    First materials run short and the plant only runs in part, then the market takes too little and the stockpile fills up – in the boom the works recover.

  • Using the software

    With the full interface: open the works, set investment and market, look at stockpile and plant – every lever acts at once.

Facilities and areas in the model

  • Shafts

    A shaft with headframe: the winding engine pulls the cages on the rope, the sheaves turn with them, full tubs arrive at the top and roll to the screening plant. In the game: 2 real, 2 as expansion (interpreted).

  • Coal heap

    Whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when it is full the surplus goes at a discount, when the market wants more it is drawn down.

  • Supply

    Pit prop trucks. A bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.

  • Dispatch

    Coal trains. The market only takes what it needs.

  • Machine hall

    Home of the first electric main-shaft winding engine in European mining.

  • Wage hall

    Where the miners collected their pay; in the model the shifts’ gate and route lie there.

When things get tight

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When things get tight

Coal heap filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.

Medium long shot

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Medium long shot

Medium long shot – Shaft 1: sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft.

Processes in the model

From raw material to product

  1. 01supply – pit prop trucks
  2. 02shafts – sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft
  3. 03coal heap – takes in what is not sold
  4. 04dispatch – coal trains

Expansion

  1. 01raise investment by one step
  2. 02another shaft is built on its plot
  3. 03set the workforce to match, otherwise it only runs in part
  4. 04the market decides whether it pays – success in one number at the top

Bottleneck and recovery

  1. 01supply short – the store empties
  2. 02materials missing – the plants only run in part
  3. 03market in a slump – the stockpile grows until the fire sale
  4. 04boom – the stockpile empties, the result rises

What the model can be used for

  • Museum and exhibition

    The shaft explains itself on the plant: the winding engine pulls, the sheaves turn, at the top the full tubs arrive and roll to the screening plant. Each step comes with one sentence.

    Para quiénmuseums, visitor centres, exhibitions

  • School and university

    How did coal get up from the depths, and what is a winding tower? Terms like sheave, cage and ventilation shaft sit where they belong.

    Para quiénschools, universities, vocational training

  • Industrial heritage and local history

    Why is Zollern called a showpiece colliery? The machine hall, home to the first electrically driven main-shaft winding engine in European mining, and the miners' pay hall stand on the real terrain.

    Para quiénindustrial heritage, city marketing, local history societies

  • Understanding operations

    Investment, workforce, supply, quality and market act at once on output, stockpile and result. It becomes visible why a further shaft without people and pit props costs money.

    Para quiéneconomics teaching, further training

Shaft 1 at work

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Shaft 1 at work

Shaft 1 at work – sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.

The whole software

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The whole software

Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.

What you can change

Controls

  • Investment: Number of shafts (1 to 4): more money builds more, less shuts them down; without more people they only run in part.
  • Workforce: Enough people for all shafts – output rises, and so does success. Too many people cost wages without more output.
  • Supply: More material arrives – the plant no longer has to wait. Levels short, normal and double; supply security costs money.
  • Quality: More quality means less scrap and fewer breakdowns but costs testing and maintenance (levels low, normal, high).
  • Market: Slump, normal or boom. In a slump more is made than sold: the stockpile grows and success drops. In a boom the market takes more: the stockpile empties and success rises.

Disruptions

  • Too few people: Workers are missing, part of the plant stands still.
  • Material missing: Supply is not enough; once the store is empty the plants only run in part (message: “Parts store empty – supply is short”).
  • Too much built: More is made than the market takes: the stockpile grows; when it is full the surplus goes at a 40 % discount (message: “Stockpile full – fire sale at a discount”).
  • Market wants more: Demand is greater than the works can make; once the stockpile is empty orders are lost (message: “Stockpile empty – orders are lost”).

What the model brings

  • 01

    The real terrain as a stage

    Colliery, tracks and surroundings stand on terrain from official elevation data. You show the site as it lies, not as a diagram.

  • 02

    One shaft, made visible

    Sheaves turn, cages travel in the shaft, full tubs roll to the screening plant. You understand the process before you steer the colliery yourself.

  • 03

    Bottlenecks without damage

    The pit props fail to arrive, the store empties, the coal stockpile fills up. You see where it gets tight first, and set it back.

  • 04

    For big screens and the browser

    Runs in the browser and on large projections. A working day in fast motion lasts ten seconds.

  • Zeche Zollern: Die Musterzeche in Dortmund-Bövinghausen: Zwei Fördergerüste ziehen die Kohle nach oben, zwei weitere Schächte entstehen als Ausbau südlich der Gleise.
    Zollern colliery: The model colliery in Dortmund-Bövinghausen: two headframes hoist the coal, two more shafts grow as an expansion south of the tracks.
  • Zeche Zollern von der anderen Seite – derselbe Ort in der Nachmittagssonne aus Südwesten, mit langen Schatten der Hallen und Gerüste.
    Zollern colliery from the other side – the same site in the afternoon sun from the south-west, with long shadows of halls and structures.
  • Halbtotale – Schacht 1: Seilscheiben drehen sich, Körbe fahren im Schacht.
    Medium long shot – Shaft 1: sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft.
  • Weit draußen bei Dortmund-Bövinghausen – Gelände, Häuser und Bäume stammen aus amtlichen Höhendaten, am Rand läuft die Welt weich ins Dunkel aus.
    Far out near Dortmund-Bövinghausen – terrain, houses and trees come from official elevation data; at the edge the world fades softly into the dark.
  • Von oben – Zeche Zollern als Modell aus Quadern: jede Zelle ein Quader, Gebäude und Gelände nach Höhendaten und OpenStreetMap.
    From above – Zollern colliery as a model of blocks: every cell a block, buildings and terrain from elevation data and OpenStreetMap.
  • Zeche Zollern schräg von oben – Zulieferung, Schächte, Kohlenhalde und Abtransport auf einen Blick.
    Zollern colliery from above at an angle – supply, shafts, coal heap and dispatch at a glance.
  • Rundherum Dortmund-Bövinghausen: Straßen, Gleise und Wasser aus OpenStreetMap, Häuser und Bäume aus den Höhendaten – nur die Anlage in der Mitte ist eigens gebaut.
    All around Dortmund-Bövinghausen: streets, tracks and water from OpenStreetMap, houses and trees from the elevation data – only the plant in the middle is built specially.
  • Auf Augenhöhe – Schacht 1, so nah wie vom Zaun aus.
    At eye level – Shaft 1, as close as from the fence.
  • Schacht 1 (echt) – Ein Schacht mit Fördergerüst: Die Fördermaschine zieht die Körbe am Seil, die Seilscheiben drehen sich mit, oben kommen die vollen Wagen an und rollen zur Sieberei.
    Shaft 1 (real) – A shaft with headframe: the winding engine pulls the cages on the rope, the sheaves turn with them, full tubs arrive at the top and roll to the screening plant.
  • Schacht 2 (echt) – ein echtes Bauwerk des Orts, im Spiel in Betrieb: Seilscheiben drehen sich, Körbe fahren im Schacht.
    Shaft 2 (real) – a real structure of the site, running in the game: sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft.
  • Schacht 3 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Shaft 3 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Schacht 4 (Ausbau, gedeutet) – entsteht erst mit mehr Investition und läuft nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Shaft 4 (expansion, interpreted) – only appears with more investment and runs only with enough people and materials.
  • Kohlenhalde – hier landet, was entsteht, aber nicht verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit Abschlag weg.
    Coal heap – whatever is made but not sold ends up here; when there is no room left, the surplus goes at a discount.
  • Zulieferung – Grubenholz-Lkw: ein größerer Vertrag kostet mehr, das Lager puffert kurze Lücken.
    Supply – pit prop trucks: a bigger contract costs more, the store buffers short gaps.
  • Maschinenhalle – hier stand die erste elektrisch betriebene Hauptschacht-Fördermaschine im europäischen Bergbau.
    Machine hall – home of the first electric main-shaft winding engine in European mining.
  • Lohnhalle – hier holten die Bergleute ihren Lohn ab; im Modell liegen dort Tor und Weg der Schichten.
    Wage hall – where the miners collected their pay; in the model the shifts’ gate and route lie there.
  • Schacht 1 nah – Seilscheiben drehen sich, Körbe fahren im Schacht.
    Shaft 1 close up – sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft.
  • Kohlenhalde nah – das Gut wächst zum Schüttberg, wenn mehr entsteht, als abgeholt wird.
    Coal heap close up – the material grows into a heap when more is made than collected.
  • Zulieferung in vollem Gang – Grubenholz-Lkw; je größer der Vertrag, desto mehr ist unterwegs.
    Supply in full swing – pit prop trucks; the bigger the contract, the more is on the move.
  • Schacht 1 in Betrieb – Seilscheiben drehen sich, Körbe fahren im Schacht; die Maschinen laufen mit der Auslastung des Werks.
    Shaft 1 at work – sheaves turn, cages run in the shaft; the machines run with the works’ utilisation.
  • Schacht 4 – der Ausbau läuft mit, solange Leute, Material und Markt reichen.
    Shaft 4 – the expansion runs along as long as people, materials and market suffice.
  • Kohlenhalde im laufenden Betrieb – das Gut wächst zum Schüttberg, wenn mehr entsteht, als abgeholt wird.
    Coal heap in day-to-day operation – the material grows into a heap when more is made than collected.
  • Abtransport – Kohlenzüge; im Boom ist mehr unterwegs, in der Flaute weniger.
    Dispatch – coal trains; in a boom more is on the move, in a slump less.
  • Am Tor – hier kommen die Schichten an, Wege führen zu den Anlagen, zur Werkstatt und in die Pause.
    At the gate – the shifts arrive here, paths lead to the plants, the workshop and the break area.
  • Volle Fahrt – alle vier Schächte in Betrieb, der Markt im Boom: auf Zufahrt und Abfahrt ist am meisten los.
    Full steam – all four shafts running, the market booming: supply and dispatch routes are at their busiest.
  • Investition klein – nur Schacht 1 läuft, die übrigen Plätze liegen als Fundament mit Markierung da.
    Small investment – only Shaft 1 runs, the other plots lie ready as marked foundations.
  • Investition voll – vier Schächte: Kapazität für den Boom, aber nur mit genug Leuten und Material.
    Full investment – four shafts: capacity for the boom, but only with enough people and materials.
  • Jede Anlage beschriftet – Schacht 1 bis 4, Kohlenhalde, Zulieferer und Markt; oben der Werktag mit der Menge je Tag, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl.
    Every facility labelled – shaft 1 to 4, coal heap, supplier and market; at the top the working day with the daily output, on the right success in one number.
  • Schacht 1 beschriftet – Name und Nummer stehen direkt im Bild.
    Shaft 1 labelled – name and number right in the picture.
  • Erfolg in einer Zahl – 100 heißt: besser geht es bei diesem Markt nicht; darunter das Ergebnis je Tag, oben die Menge je Werktag.
    Success in one number – 100 means it cannot get better in this market; below it the result per day, at the top the output per working day.
  • Wo ein Regler wirkt, leuchtet ein Ring – hier nach einem Wechsel am Markt: Kohlenhalde.
    Where a lever acts, a ring lights up – here after a change in the market: coal heap.
  • Material fehlt – die Zulieferung ist knapp, das Lager leer: die Schächte laufen nur noch zum Teil, auf der Zufahrt ist wenig los.
    Materials missing – supply is short, the store is empty: the shafts only run in part, the supply route is quiet.
  • Kohlenhalde läuft voll – es entsteht mehr, als verkauft wird; ist kein Platz mehr, geht der Überschuss mit 40 % Abschlag weg.
    Coal heap filling up – more is made than sold; when there is no room left the surplus goes at a 40 % discount.
  • Zu wenig Leute – die Belegschaft reicht nicht für alle Schächte, ein Teil der Anlage steht.
    Too few people – the workforce is not enough for all shafts, part of the plant stands still.
  • Boom – der Markt nimmt mehr ab, als gerade entsteht: die Halde leert sich, auf der Abfahrt ist viel los.
    Boom – the market takes more than is being made: the stockpile empties, the dispatch route is busy.
  • Die ganze Software – oben der Werktag mit Uhr und Menge, rechts der Erfolg in einer Zahl, unten die Kacheln für Werk und Anlagen.
    The whole software – at the top the working day with clock and output, on the right success in one number, below the tiles for works and facilities.
  • Werk steuern – fünf Regler: Investition, Belegschaft, Zulieferung, Qualität und Markt; die Kette zeigt sofort, was daraus wird.
    Running the works – five levers: investment, workforce, supply, quality and market; the chain shows at once what follows.
  • Ein Regler, sofort sichtbar – Markt auf Flaute: die Lage oben erklärt den Engpass, die Halde wächst, das Ergebnis je Tag sinkt.
    One lever, visible at once – market set to slump: the status line explains the bottleneck, the stockpile grows, the daily result drops.
  • Karte einer Anlage – Schacht: in Betrieb, Beschäftigte und Auslastung, dazu ein Satz, was dort geschieht.
    Facility card – shaft: in operation, workforce and utilisation, plus one sentence on what happens there.
  • Karte der Halde – Kohlenhalde: Bestand, belegter Platz und Zuwachs je Tag.
    Stockpile card – coal heap: stock, space used and growth per day.
  • Karte der Zulieferer – Lieferung je Tag, Lager und Materialkosten am Tag.
    Supplier card – delivery per day, store and material costs per day.
  • Karte des Markts – Nachfrage, verkauft und Umsatz am Tag.
    Market card – demand, sold and turnover per day.
  • Engpass in Orange – die Zulieferung reicht nicht: Zeile oben und Lage im Werk sagen in einem Satz, was fehlt.
    Bottleneck in orange – supply is not enough: the line at the top and the works status say in one sentence what is missing.
  • Das Menü – Übersicht und Anlage, Schnitt, neu beginnen, Vorführung, Ton und andere Orte, darunter die Bedienung mit Maus, Finger und Tastatur.
    The menu – overview and plant, cutaway, restart, demo, sound and other sites, below the controls for mouse, touch and keyboard.
  • Sechzehn echte Orte – Hochöfen, Zechen, Autowerke, Häfen und eine Werft, jeder dort, wo er wirklich steht.
    Sixteen real sites – blast furnaces, collieries, car plants, harbours and a shipyard, each where it really stands.

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Basis and limits

Real are the location, terrain and buildings in Dortmund-Bövinghausen (official NRW elevation data and OpenStreetMap). The plant in the middle is our own simplified interpretation: quantities, processes, times and prices are model assumptions; the economy runs in time-lapse (10 seconds are one working day). Not a simulation of real operations and no cooperation with the site.

Public sources the model is based on:

  • Wikipedia (German), article on the site: Zeche Zollern
  • Geobasis NRW: digital surface and terrain models DOM1/DGM1 (Data licence Germany – Zero – 2.0)
  • OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): streets, tracks, water, land use

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Real are location, terrain and buildings (official NRW elevation data, OpenStreetMap). Output figures have not been handed down, the two further shafts are interpreted; quantities, processes and times are model values. With your data, the model shows your site and your processes.