
Peter and James in the workshop |
James has been taking as many photos as possible before the mine closes, with the result that, with luck, there will be more information about the mine, and possibly the area, which has had several mines.
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Bankfoot
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Powered Roof Supports (PRS) or as we call them chocks.
They weigh about 6.5 tons including the boogies they travel on to each new face.
It is a major operation putting them back onto the way when they come off but we have become experts at it. These photos show the installation of the new face.
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Old Samson Machine
Peter at the controls of an old Samson machine which has not been used for some time. It was not up to much when it was working being far too clumsy. The machine was originally from Boulby pot ash mine, the deepest in Europe.
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To the left Byron Pit as it was. Above Byron Pit's derelict haulage beds |