StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: coal

Sentinel S4 [I think] EC 5927

These are probably at Chatterley Whitfield, as the colliery was operating as an open-air museum, with underground trips to the 700ft level. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatterley_Whitfield#1977_to_1986 Closure of the neighbouring Wolstanton Pit, which provided pumping and extra ventilation, meant that CW had to close the underground trips ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatterley_Whitfield#Why_did_the_underground_tours_have_to_stop ? The site is now on the "at risk" register ... Not my Image : fair use & public information

This supply of coal was receiving rather mixed reviews ! Some of it was OK, even good but other pieces seemed to be not coal as they didn't burn ! That is something of a problem for miniatures, as the fireboxes are small.

This is a 4 wheel 20 ton hopper waggon. (NER, I think) These are big - the person standing alongside is about 5' 6" tall. There is a similar vehicle, recently restored, at the NRM, Shildon. On a visit in early 2011 to Locomotion, it was parked by Platform 7, the cafe - it has since been moved.

Found on the south beach at Whitehaven. A small amount of coal, in a very thin seam between layers of sandstone. Could be described as "sea coal" but also as an interesting example of geology.