Solid Fuel Mine, South Wales - April 2013

[cunningcorgi]

HISTORY

Solid fuel mine, now abandoned.

1. Looking down the heading


2. The run off bar to stop stray drams hurtling down the drift


3. Coal mine refuge to avoid passing drams


4. Haulage engine


5. Working face


6. Electrics control panel


7. Going further down the drift


8. Air door and pipes


9. The seam


10. Further in


11. Redundant conveyer


12. End of the heading


13. Ventilation cross cut complete with breaking pit props


14. When coal was king...


Thanks for looking

 

[paymaster]

I would not like to be the chap who has the task of recycling all that metal. You never know, in 50 - 500 years time we may have to.
Thanks

 

[Stussy]

OOOO this looks great! Nice set of pics!

 

[flyboys90]

Looks like there still a lot of coal there?superb photos.

 

[Bluestone]

Great pics & brill explore.

 

[Scaramanger]

Interstin stuff