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Passenger train visits the pit.
Passenger train visits the pit.
Photo: Paul Senior
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Item #: 9143
I wanted to get some shots of this event myself but unfortunately i was underground at the time.
I asked an old friend and well known railway photographer Paul Senior to take some shots of this rare event.It is in fact a railtour which traversed all the colliery and freight only lines in the area,37 706 is the loco hauling the rake of coaches under the rapid loader.

Comment by: Peter on 13th May 2024 at 20:45

This was organised by the Institution of Minining Engineers. On Saturday, 21st September, 1991.
Visiting ICI Winnington, Briggs sidings at Hindlow, Bickershaw Colliery, Parkside Colliery, Fiddlers Ferry Power Station and the Kelbit branch off the West Coast Main Line.
An on train photo taken by me on the Kelbit Branch here.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/200006073@N04/53585124828/in/photolist-2pCNrGo-2pDsJ5B-2pD8LJy-2pvUXZ6/

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