Sundew (dragline)

W1400 "Sundew"
The dragline W1400 N2 (similar to Sundew) which operated at Corby Steelworks at the same time as Sundew prior to being scrapped.
TypeDragline excavator
ManufacturerRansomes & Rapier
Production1957
Length86 metres (282 ft)
Weight1,675 long tons (1,702 t)
Propulsion2x hydraulically driven walker feet
Speed0.1 mph or 0.16 km/h
Blade capacity27 long tons (27 t)

Sundew was a large electrically powered dragline excavator used in mining operations in Rutland and Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom from 1957. It was the lead ship of a series of four Type W1400-series dragline excavators.