Pony Loco’s, Bobo’s, Coco’s and FSV’S. Things move on in the pits after the diesel loco’s, Electric/battery’s seem to be the next move to get men and materials in and out of the pit. Pony Loco’s, these were a small battery operated trains with rubber on the steel wheels,
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The Full HSE Report can be found here: underground-locomotive-haulage
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Haulage Blog 3 by Eric Eaton After the ponies were taken out of the pits in the early 1970s. What replaced them? Most of ponies were taken out of the pits in the early 70s’ as it was deemed cruel to keep them underground. This caused the Pit Managers to
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Barrie, a miner at Linby recollects his time at the pit: “By the time I entered the mining industry horses had just about moved on at nearly all the collieries. I started Linby in 1974, there was no ponies but there was plenty of banter from the men who had
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HAULAGE – THE USE OF PONIES IN A COAL MINE A blog inspired by the drawings of Brian Morley, Mining Artist A term we used at the pit: inbye means going to the coalface Outbye means going out towards the surface or pit bottom. Eric Eaton recollects his experiences ‘ganging
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Fact Sheet 1 The Explosion 1866 saw England’s worst ever mining disaster at, The Oaks Colliery, Barnsley. Wednesday 12th December 1866. About 1.15 pm – The first explosion ripped through the underground workings of the Oaks Colliery. It could be heard 3 miles away! Dust and soot from the pit covered
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Blog 4, Eric Eaton HSE: The Prevention and control of fire and explosion in mines Follow this link: The prevention and control of fire and explosion in mines (hse.gov.uk)
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Explosives and Explosions- Blog 3, Eric Eaton Two Explosions At South Normanton, Alfreton, Derbyshire At 9pm on 15th February 1937 there were two explosions in the Waterloo seam on 11s district at South Normanton colliery (Derbyshire), locally known as Winterbank (South Normanton Colliery Co). 7 men were killed: The men who died were:- Edwin Samuel Hill aged 19
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Explosives and Explosions – Blog 2 by Eric Eaton Firing off solid When firing any explosives they tend to go to the weakest point, and that is why the old miners when it was hand got used a cutter to undercut/middlecut/overcut the coal seam before they fired the coal,
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Explosives and Explosions Blog 1 by Eric Eaton Explosives used in coal mines 1627 First recorded use of black powder for rock blasting (Hungary). 1670 Black powder use spreads to tin mines of Cornwall England by German miners Explosives are used in underground mines and quarries to break coal and other rocks. An explosive is a solid or a liquid substance
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