Bagger 293 is a massive bucket-wheel excavator used in coal mining operations in Germany. Here are some key points about Bagger 293:
- Location: Bagger 293 is located at the Hambach Coal Mine in Niederzier and Elsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Size: It’s one of the largest land vehicles in the world, standing at 96 meters (315 feet) tall and 225 meters (738 feet)
- Weight: It weighs approximately 14,200 tons.
- Bucket capacity: The excavator’s bucket can hold up to 240 cubic meters (8,500 cubic feet) of material.
- Coal extraction: Bagger 293 is used to extract lignite (brown coal) from the Hambach Coal Mine.
- Operator: The machine is operated by RWE Power AG.
- Speed: It moves at a speed of about 10 meters per minute (0.36 km/h or 0.22 mph).
- Power consumption: Bagger 293 consumes approximately 56 megawatts of power.
- Construction: It was built by the German company Krupp for Rheinbraun (now RWE Power AG) in 1995.
- Guinness World Record: Bagger 293 holds the Guinness World Record for the largest land vehicle in the world.
Please note that Bagger 293 is not the only machine of its kind, as there are other similar excavators, like Bagger 288 and 291, also used in German coal mines.
