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1994 - Page 16

Ollerton Was Closed 1994, After 69 Years

- Continued -

1986:

  • 2s DERDS with FIDD arms (248m), face refurbished May, Dowty 4/300 Chock shields at 1.5m centres, 196 + 2 + 4 + 4, Airway Dosco side discharge, Loader gate Half head system, rock on coal, Eimco and Webster dinting machine, conveyors B 580m, C 872m, D 1,035m, E 905m, distance from shafts 4,650m
  • 14s abandoned 25th Mar DERDS (254m) Gullick 6/240 Chock shields at 1.2m centres, conveyor 1,600m, distance from shafts 4,000m
  • 33s abandoned 21st Nov DERDS with AMBROAS arms (261m) Dowty 6/240 Chock shields at 1.5m centres, 158 + 2 + 3, face salvage roof bolted using Wombat machine, conveyors A 1,100m, B 952m, faults and water, distance from shafts 4,240m
  • 9s Retreat, abandoned 14th Nov DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Dowty 6/240 Chock shields at 1.1m and 1.2m centres 181 + 2.centres, conveyors A 660m, Cross gate 10m, 10sA 700m to 250m, Cross gate 10m, 2s A 110m, distance from shafts 3,000m
  • 16s start 27th Feb DERDS Ambroas arms, first chainless machine (253m) Dowty 4/360 Chock shields at 1.51m centres
  • 35s start 24th Nov DERDS AMBROAS arms, second chainless machine (270m) Gullick 4/370 Chock shields at 1.51m centres
  • 3rd Drift development Titan E134 at 1in4
  • 35s Airway Eimco and Moon buggy
  • 35s Loader gate Eimco
  • Pit Bottom Connection Road Dosco MkIIB
  • 31s face development
  • 2s Scour. Trunk conveyors No1 shaft 10.5 tonnes skips, 430m, 900 tonnes Vertical bunker, Cross 40m, PG No1 435m, PG2 395m, changed to 830m Booster conveyor in Aug, 230m 600 tonnes Vertical bunker, Vertical bunker in feed 260m, Following Intake No1 480m and Booster conveyor, Following Intake No2 451m, Following Intake No3 development.
  • Output for 1986 was 1,186,495 tonnes and for 1986-1987 was 1,247,910 tonnes. 1,129 men on books, 929 u/g and 200 s/f. Ems coal face £47.77 and ems overall was £41.53. Profit was £19,045,000 initially but after charges was £15,917,000 (£15.20 per tonne). Proceeds £50,992,000 (£40.79 per tonne). 19.35 miles of roadway open.

1987:

  • 2s (248m) DERDS (FIDD arms) abandoned 27th Sep, Dowty 4/300 chock shields at 1.5m centres, 146 + 2 + 2 + 4 left unrecovered, Airway Dosco side discharge, Loader gate Half head system, Eimco, conveyors B 580m, C, 872m, D 1,035, E 1,520, distance from shafts 5,320m
  • 16s (253m) DERDS (AMBROAS arms, first chainless) Dowty 4/360 chock shields at 1.5 centres, 153 + 3 + 4, Loader gate and Airway Dosco side discharge, conveyor 1,620m
  • 35s (270m) DERDS (AMBROAS arms, chainless) Gullick 4/370 chock shields at 1.5m centres, 165 + 3 + 3, Loader gate and Airway Dosco side discharge, conveyor 900m, distance from shafts 3,700m
  • 31s (269m) DERDS (AMBROAS arms) Dowty 4/325 chock shields (ex 33s) at 1.5m centres, 163 + 1 + 4, Airway Dosco side discharge, Loader gate Dosco MkIIB, conveyor 500m, distance to shafts 2,120m, start 22nd Aug
  • 33s salvage cuts and drawing off
  • 4th Drift Triangle, Pit bottom 3rd drift engine house snicket
  • 17s Loader gate. 22.6 miles of roadways open.
  • Output for 1987 was 1,293,901 tonnes and for 1987- 1988 was 1,265,831 tonnes. Men on books 1,027, 860 u/g, 167 surface. Ems coal face £50.75 and ems overall £44.76. Profit £14,998,000 which gave £11,527,000 after charges. Proceeds £49,688,000 (£39.25 per tonne). Cost per gigajoule £1.09. Record weekly output 5 Dec 35,011 at 6.63 tonnes oms. 22.6 miles of roadways open.

1988:


Double-Ended Ranging Drum Shearer

  • 16s (253m) DERDS with AMBROAS arms, chainless, Dowty 4/360 chock shields, Loader gate and Airway Dosco side discharge, conveyor 1,570m, distance from shafts 4,460m, abandoned 8th Feb
  • 35s (270m) DERDS with AMBROAS arms, chainless, Gullick 4/370 chock shields, Loader gate and Airway Dosco side discharge, conveyor 1,400m, distance to shafts 4,160m
  • 31s (269m) AS DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Dowty 4/325 chock shields, Airway Dosco side discharge, Loader gate Dosco Mk IIB, conveyor 1,300m, distance to shafts 2,900m
  • 3s (272m) AS DERDS with 165 Gullick4/480 IFS chock shields, Airway Dosco MP300, Loader gate Dosco MP300 ripping in the floor due to overlying sandstone and swilley on face, conveyor 570, TP installed, start 29th Apr, distance to shafts 3,000m
  • 17s Loader gate development
  • 4th Drift drivage 1in5 (Contractor Matthew Hall bought out by Hollybank in June)
  • 34s Cross gate and Loader gate development.
  • Output for 1988 was 1,286,921 tonnes and for 1988-1989 was 1,305,282 tonnes. 1,023 men on books, 871 u/g and 152 surface. Profit £15,801,000 at £1.11 per gigajoule. Ems coal face £52.74 and ems overall £47.52. 23.4 miles of roadways open.
  • 16s Airway hydraulically operated manrider.

1989:

  • 35s (270m) DERDS AMBROAS arms, chainless, Gullick 4/370 chock shields, Loader gate and Airway Dosco side discharge, conveyor 1,400m, distance to shafts 4,200m, abandoned 14th Sep
  • 31s (269m) DERDS
  • 3s (272m) AS DERDS
  • 17s Retreat (260m) AS DERDS, powered cowls, start 3rd Jan
  • 2s Scour
  • 3s Following gate, Titan169
  • 4th Drift drivage 1in5.1 changed to 1in4.9
  • 34s Loader gate development
  • 1s Following Intake
  • 1s Following Return.
  • Output for 1989 was 1,414,303 tonnes and for 1989-1990 was 1,518,500 tonnes. 999 men on books, 862 u/g and 137 surface. Profit £17,180,000. Proceeds £60,104,000. Ems coal face £65.43 and ems overall £54.62. Record weekly output: 11 Nov 36,050 tonnes, 2 Dec 37,600 tonnes. 24.5 miles of roadways open.

1990:

  • 31s (269m) AS AB 16 DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Dowty 4/325 chock shields, Airway Dosco SD and Loader gate Dosco MkIIB, conveyor 2,400m, distance from shafts 4030m, abandoned 29th Nov
  • 3s (272m) AS AB 16 DERDS with AMBROAS arms Gullick Dobson 4/480 IFS chock shields, coal 1.56m, dirt 0.15m, Loader gate and Airway rips Dosco MP300, conveyor 1,740m, distance from shafts 4,180m
  • 17s Retreat (260m) DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Dowty 4/360 chock shields, conveyor 700m, abandoned 15th Sep, distance from shafts 3,860m to 3,520m
  • 34s Retreat (210m) DERDS with AMBROAS arms, 185 Gullick 4/370 chock shields (ex 35s) + Dowty roadhead 6/240 chock, FIDESCO and UNOR monitor in Airway, start 1st June, conveyor 1,200m to 650m, distance from shafts 3,780m to 3,300m
  • 4th Drift and drivage from 2s Loader gate thirled
  • 3s Following gate Titan 169 then RH14
  • Cross gate to 17s SL120
  • 32s Loader gate development
  • 1s Following Intake
  • 1s Following Return.
  • Output for 1990 was 1,477,700 tonnes and output for 1990-1991 was 1,450,000 tonnes. 996 men on books, 727 u/g and 128 s/f plus Group Tunnelling team and 113 outside contractors giving a total of 1,116. Oms was 6.19 tonnes. Profit £12,300,000 at £1.33 per gigajoule. Record weekly output 13 Dec 37,800 tonnes but the lowest was 6,900 tonnes when the electricity incoming feeder to the pit was damaged by storms and snow. Main conveyors from No1 shaft 10.8 tonnes skips, 430m, 900 tonnes vertical bunker, Cross gate 40, PGNo1/No2 830m, outfeed conveyor 230m, 600 tonnes vertical bunker, vertical bunker infeed 265m, Following Intake No1/No2 booster 950m, Following Intake No3 1,130m. Over 4,000m of drivage in 1989-1990.

1991:

  • 3s (272m) AS AB DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Gullick Dobson 4/480 IFS chock shields, coal 1.71m, dirt 0.30m, Airway and Loader gates rips Dosco MP300, conveyor 1,500m, 3 TPs installed and coal rerouted via Cross gate and 4th Drift.
  • 34s Retreat (210m) AB 16 DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Gullick 4/370 chock shields + Dowty 6/240 Roadway support, conveyors 650m to 100m, distance from shafts 3,300 to 2,700m, finished 31st Dec
  • 18s (275m) AB16 DERDS with AMBROAS arms, 167 Dowty Meco 4/360 + 7 4/325 chock shields (ex 31s) Loader gate and Airway rips Dosco MP300), conveyor 700m, distance from shafts 4,200m, start 26th Jan
  • 32s Retreat (205m) AS AB16 DERDS, Dowty Meco 4/325 chock shields (ex 31s), coal 1.69m, dirt 0.31m, conveyor 700m, distance from shafts 4,200m, start 27th July, Heating outbye
  • 3s Following Intake - 3s Following Return
  • 41s Airway development
  • 1s Following Intake - 1s Following Return
  • 32s face development.
  • Output for 1990 was 1,477,700 tonnes and for 1990-1991 was 1,450,000 tonnes. Record outputs 12 Oct 38,000 tonnes, 16 Nov 41,500 tonnes. Conveyors from No1 shaft 10.8 tonnes skips 430m, 900 tonnes vertical bunker, Cross gate 40m, PG No1 / No2 830m, vertical bunker outfeed 230m, 600 tonnes bunker, vertical bunker infeed 265m, Following Intake No1 / No2 booster 950m, Following Intake No3 1,130m. North Cross gate vertical bunker infeed 770m, No4 drift 1,670m steel corded, 3s Scour 1,020m, 3s Cross gate 140m.

1992:

  • 3s (272m) AS DERDS with AMBROAS arms, Gullick Dobson 4/480 IFS chock shields, coal 1.71m, dirt 0.30m, conveyor 1,640m, distance from shafts 4,950m, finished 18th Apr, Heating
  • 18s (275m) AB16 DERDS, 167 Dowty Meco 4/360 + 7 Dowty 4/325 chock shields, conveyor 1,300m, distance from shafts 4,940m
  • 32s Retreat (212m) DERDS, Dowty Meco 4/325 chock shields, conveyor 2,000m to 500m, distance to shafts 2,350m
  • 41s (270m) BJD DERDS, Dowty Meco 4/510 chock shields, coal 1.90m, dirt 0.11m, conveyor 750m, TP installed, distance from shafts 3,000m, start 6th April -41s face development, chocks installed by Bo-Bo loco. The ventilation to 41s was changed from antitropal to homotropal to lower the working temperature at the face. This is where the fresh air went inbye up the supply gate and the return travelled outbye with the coal in the Loader gate as opposed to all the other panels.
  • 19s Loader gate development LH 1300
  • 3s Following Conveyor road Dosco MkIII - 3s Following road, Dosco MkIII
  • 36s Loader gate development, MD 1100. BoBo battery locos introduced to North side workings and new charging station.
  • Output for 1992 was 1,829,500 tonnes and for 1992-1993 was 1,818,000 tonnes. 935 men on books, 825 u/g, 110 s/f. average 974, coal face 195, development 81, Road repairs 60, Equip and salvage 40, others u/g 531, s/f 130, total 1,036. 7.61 tonnes oms. Ems 67.33. Record outputs: 18 Jan 42,000 tonnes, 5 Dec 46,000 tonnes. Record number of skips 5,653, record run of mine 62,022 tonnes, record washed run of mine 61,203 tonnes. 28.8 miles of roadways open. In Nov The Colliery raised £7,000 for Children in Need.

1993:

  • 18s (270m) AM17 DERDS 167 Dowty 4/360 + 7 Dowty 4/365 chock shields, conveyor 1,500m, distance from shafts 5,160m, finished 25th Sep
  • 32s Retreat (205m) DERDS, Dowty 4/325 chock shields, conveyor 500m to 260m, distance from shafts 2,120m, finished 30th Mar
  • 41s (280m) AS DERDS 270hp AM17, 168 Dowty Meco 4/510 chock shields forward walkway (10 tonnes each) (6,000,000), conveyor 1,500m, distance 3,800m, finished 4th Oct
  • 36s Retreat (275m) DERDS BJD ACE Auto control, Gullick Dobson 4/370 chock shields (ex 34s), coal 1.70m, coal 0.10m, conveyor 1,200m to 240m, faults and worked through swilley, distance from shafts 4,300m to 3,300m, start 16th Apr, finished 23rd Dec. Record face output 50,682 tonnes, 134.1 strips, Aug.
  • 60s Z face (160m) AS800 DERDS, Gullick Dobson 4/480 IFS chock shields, coal 1.70m, dirt 0.10m, conveyor 600, TPs installed, coal re-routed down RH centre gate, conveyor 4,200m to 3,650m, start 7th Sep, 2 miles from pit bottom
  • 42s Loader gate development
  • 42s face development
  • 3s Following Conveyor road - North Loco road - 3s Following Conveyor road
  • 19s Loader gate development - 19s face development
  • 55s LH development
  • 46s development
  • 44s development.
  • Output for 1993 was 1,435,000 tonnes and for 1993-1994 was 1,530,000 tonnes. 705 men on books, 605 u/g, 100 s/f. NPT Rhodes coal prep + 200 contractors, Hollybank development, G Elect development and salvage, PDC development. 8.35 tonnes oms. Profit £4,800,000. Cost per gigajoule £1.40. Ems 70.77. Record outputs: 14 Aug 56,000 tonnes, 6 Nov 50,000 tonnes, 27 Nov 48,000 tonnes. 4,946m of drivage. Vend 60% with 95% supplied to power stations. Record run of mine 90,330 tonnes, record washed run of mine 84,927 tonnes. Record skips for week 8,012. Record skips 411 on afters. Colliery sponsored bike ride to Skegness for charity 29 June. Colliery Gala Day, very wet 12 Sep. Scandal

1994:

  • 60s Z face (160m) AS800 DERDS stopped 12th Feb, but 8m of salvage cuts taken to recover the Gullick 4/480 IFS Chock shields, conveyor 840m, distance to shafts 3,400m
  • 42s Retreat (275m) BJD ACE 400hp DERDS, 168 Dowty 4/510 chock shields (ex 41s), start 19th Jan, 2 miles from pit bottom stopped 12th Feb 1994 but 8m of salvage cuts taken up to March in order to recover the Dowty 4/510 Chock shields, conveyor 1,460m to 1,240m, distance to shafts 4,100m to 3,870m
  • 19s Retreat face development ready for production end of March, 3 miles from pit bottom but abandoned
  • 44s LH development - 44s RH development
  • 55s LH development - 55s RH development all finished. 19 panels.
  • Output for 1994 was 230,000 tonnes. Record output 5 Feb 50,000 tonnes. Colliery closed.

There was around 200,000 tonnes of coal stocked on the full sidings site. This was transferred to RJB Mining at 1st Jan 1995. The surface Rapid loading bunker was demolished 19th Oct 1994. The surface slurry lagoons were over-capped in 1995.

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