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Collapsed mine shaft, 1945
Photo: David Devine
Photo: David Devine
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Item #: 7583
Item #: 7583
A railway engine known as Dolly with 13 loaded wagons and the driver, Ludovic Berry, disappeared when an enormous chasm suddenly opened under the railway line.
Full story:
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/past1.php
Full story:
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/past1.php
Comment by: danni on 12th October 2008 at 11:43
hope the link works !
[url=http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/stuff/past1.php]mineshaft[/url]
I remmember this incident very well.The brakeman who was riding in front of the train whilst sitting on the brakestick (common practice at that time)was named Hindley and lived in Mawdsley St., Hindley and his son Joe was a good friend and schoolmate. I was told at the time that the name of the shaft which collapsed was one of the "New Zealand" shafts.
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