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Hi , I'm looking to make a model railway next year if the Arley colliery sidings including the main line station and tunnel and information would be greatfully received. Regards Chris

Hi , next year I'm planning on building a model railway of the old Arley colliery sidings and was wondering if you had anymore information or photos Regards Chris

Why would they do this 😮

I worked at Annesley and bentinck pits. I finished in 1994. I was a deputy. I love watching these style of videos

My Granda worked at Wearmouth for about 40 years.

I see a few of my photos of myself are in the vid (1:55 & 2:35 mins) and I was also one of the lads holding the lighting rigs on some of the other photos too such as the one at 2:14. Brill video 👍

This film is very impressive. I like it. Sorry my English is not very fluent but I would like to say, that it is heartbreaking

Michael Your videos get better and better, some great footage and pics here, well done 👍

This is great!

Good song.

My grandad and his brothers all worked down Brierley Pit. Him and one of his brothers were injured in the Pit explosion in 1957.

Brilliant video Mick, cheers for posting owd miner

Where was this training center?

Enjoyed watching, thank you for sharing. The soundtrack was a good one, 👍👍. I hope the next goverment put people first .

A really good footage of this area in the kent mining field thank you all for your service ,

Did my underground training here. Gary cooper was my teacher. Good times

Hi Michael Great video, my mum and grandma used to live at Duckmanton, so when o was younger we went through Arkwright. I remember the gas explosion in the old houses there and the village being rebuilt, so great to see the old houses 👍

My grandad garry evans ❤

I,Worked,Down,Thurcroft,colliery

Thank.

Thanks shared.

Good song

I started work as an apprentice electrician at age 15 in 1957 working for the NCB at various pits in the NW area...........

What's the song?

What's the song called?

Who are the adults with the Two CTK students, does anyone know?

Ayy big pit

The Bee Gees visited the Albion Colliery in 1967 to film scenes for their 'New York Mining Disaster' song.

I love this. I grew up in Cilfynydd in the 1980s and the Albion Colliery had closed.

Part of the team that sunk those shafts

Thank you. Lot of family worked there.

Thanks for posting this Michael 😊

what a wonderful tribute. I worked there serving my apprentice as electrician

my dad is on 1 of the photos

Its extremely sad to see what they’ve now done to it. The field that the main incline added was located in is now impossible to know it was ever there. They completely destroyed the place underground (filled it with concrete and concrete foam then smashed the adit up top and covered it with dirt. Why not just put a gate on it and some fences with display boards explaining its history instead of ruining the history. Big L to the coal mining authority on this one.

I was sent to the Barony as assistant to the manager inn the early 80s, to help open up a new working area in the pit (the Musselband). I had only been there few days, when I got a call to phone the manager. There had been a serious accident in the main production area of the pit and I, as the senior official underground, plus the deputy for the development, had to go to the site and take charge of the area to ensure no one tampered with any evidence. We had to walk and it was a long way, the loco would be bringing out the casualty. Half way in, the loco passed us and gave us a thumbs down sign, it was a fatality. Got to the site and did as instructed until relieved. Sorry I can't remember the name of the poor lad. Next day I accompanied the mines inspector (a large man) and the safety officer (a smaller man) to the site. WE stood at the site, the inspector between the safety officer and me, when the roof gave a rumble and some small rocks fell near us. The inspector took off at speed, ran right over the safety officer. I help the safety officer up, he was a bit bruised, but OK and we laughed at the two boot prints that the mine's inspector had left on the back of his orange overalls.

Scaddie's ghost must be lonely by now.

isnt this toryboy triggers old mine ,,he worked here apparently..........

Would anyone have a new article or any info on the pic that begins this video.. I believe its carrying coal from Cotgrave to Ratcliffe Power Station for Children in Need? My Dad is one of the people in the photo

Nice one 💪🏻

Thank you for sharing. great stuff. Everyone has a good story to tell.

That's disgraceful

worked at Annesley 1981 to 1994 i was chargehand mechanic K80s was the first Blackshale face, great workforce and great days

Some handsome blokes at 2.29..👍

Real men doing a real man’s job. There’s not many that could have endured those working conditions. I’m very proud to be a coal miners daughter and I’m incredibly proud of my Dad❤️

Nice one 💪🏻

Great vidio .At the end of the day it was the working class who made this country. Look whats happening now. Goverments have alot to answer for.

The memory of the East Kent coal mines is sill indirectly kept alive by the East Kent preservation heritage railway that runs from Sheperdswell to Eythorne that in years gone by serviced the rest of the mines of the coal field.

My Grandfather worked here as a shot firer here in the 60's and a friend of mine Johnny Crombie was also working here at the time the pit closed down.

My dad was a deputy at Snibston Colliery. Worked there all his working life from 14yrs old. R.I.P Jack Parker. Love and still miss you. Monkxx