Blaenavon Monmouth Wales 15th September 2023

Now all the deep coal mines in the UK are closed the only way to go underground today is in a museum like The Big Pit National Museum at Blaenavon.

The Big Pit used to be connected to the LNWR line to Pontypool by a steeply graded mineral line. Today Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (Works No 544 1900) NCB No 10 stands on the truncated remains by the pit head coupled to a rail-mounted crane.

Erhard Bernstein, Nouchetdu38, photosofghosts, David Slater (Spoddendale) and 9 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied

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Thanks Annemarie. You too.

11 months ago.

Diana Australis ^club

What a fabulous historical industrial image, Pete. It certainly paints a picture of the days of the deep pits in Wales. Thanks. D

11 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied

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Thanks a lot Diana. An industry now gone forever!

11 months ago.

photosofghosts ^club

Magnificent view of this ancient factory and the rusty locomotive.
All the best
Fabio

11 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied

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Thanks very much Fabio
Cheers,
Pete

11 months ago.

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