Fortunately for me I never had to go down the mines, but nothing but respect for this breed of resilient men. Both governments sold them down the river, and it’s scandalous to think that these miners kept the country running through thick and thin.
@jamesnicholson2503 Жыл бұрын
I,my self,would have gone under ground,straight from school,at the age of 16 ,i' m from Merthyr Tydfil, but the pits' was all quietly shunting down,I would have had s go of shuving coal onto the face converter.
@jamesnicholson2503 Жыл бұрын
I,was told,I would have loved it under ground.
@jamesnicholson2503 Жыл бұрын
The dust blowing back with that coal,no wonder miners was knackered with cheat trouble,they all look,god boys to work with.
@jamesnicholson2503 Жыл бұрын
The togetherness & comrashop, seem brilliant,all men together.Look at inow,every one for themselves,disgusting!!!!!
@phildavies60202 жыл бұрын
Was all the equipment abandoned and left underground when the mine closed?
@tonygrant46075 ай бұрын
possibly, Coventry Mine was salvaged, I work there until nearly salvaged, The last manager was simply awful.
@mikepxg64062 жыл бұрын
Ex Mining Electrician here. The coal faces where I worked were much hotter apart from PPE we only wore shorts and vests most of the time. The deepest mine I worked at was Tilmanstone Colliery it was 3033 ft deep. Similar coal seam thickness as in video.
@simonfoskett95722 жыл бұрын
Brings back great memories of working there
@caitlinspencer54872 жыл бұрын
Sheep shagas
@maaan84942 жыл бұрын
That's really comeradery in them pits
@Nguoilongdat2 жыл бұрын
Please see coal mining in Vietnam kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHu4gJmZrpKdi7M
@GibbonsTalksBoxing3 жыл бұрын
Hi Darren, would you allow me to use this footage in a project I am working for a volunteer run museum in South Wales? Thanks
@anthonygostling3 жыл бұрын
All gone noithing but an housing estate now...!
@mikepxg64062 жыл бұрын
They are going to need coal agin I think sooner rather than later. Oil is getting too expensive. Plenty left under out feet. Trouble is the skills are all gone and most men are too old to go back. I still miss going underground even now.
@keithhaynes94622 жыл бұрын
Same here I keep looking for them but all gone
@welshlyn90973 жыл бұрын
Never seen so many officials working must be the cameras😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂
@alunhughes26323 жыл бұрын
Right, one normally on either end, tail and gate and the overman back by the switch watching the coal coming out.
@rosewhite---3 жыл бұрын
coal cutters made a frightening amount of dust. why did the men never ask for simple hoods to keep most dust out? a bit of parachute silk would work well. my uncle died of black lung after about 30 years in day holes.
@mikepxg64062 жыл бұрын
We had access to masks but most didn't wear them then. Eventually towards the end of mining in UK it would me mandatory.
@colintaylor81593 жыл бұрын
Worked in the mines fora good few years ,it made a man of you ,great mates great officials it is such a shame the younger generation have not experienced the same ,not all but many of them have gone to waste,that's politics for you ,,,,,,,,,,,stupid .we now import coal? ????? Say no more .great to look back on I have great memory's of those mining days ,nice to look back on time with a 😊 smile .
@christinespencer4063 жыл бұрын
It's like a black boot lace get it shoved owa what's that deputy doing get the fucker off he will slow you down
@christinespencer4063 жыл бұрын
Get it sumpt in it's like a chicken scratching
@philstevenson10892 ай бұрын
Get that panzer over, tek middle out after😊
@tracybeckett41073 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@chriscars35783 жыл бұрын
Every government did nothing to keep the mines open a total waste I loved working in the coal mines great bunch of lads
@brockcallan73553 жыл бұрын
i guess I'm kinda randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to stream new tv shows online ?
@judegibson35013 жыл бұрын
@Brock Callan i use flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
@londoncaden19673 жыл бұрын
@Jude Gibson Yup, been watching on flixzone for years myself =)
@brockcallan73553 жыл бұрын
@Jude Gibson thank you, signed up and it seems like a nice service =) I really appreciate it !!
@judegibson35013 жыл бұрын
@Brock Callan Glad I could help xD
@andrewmillyard31624 жыл бұрын
From my understanding Labour shut more pits due to the mechanisian of mining through the the advent of the long wall machine. Prior to this coal had been mined in the same way for 100years. The longwall machine greatly improves safety and efficiency so was a much needed investment.
@DrFod4 жыл бұрын
Ironically, the more efficient and productive a mine is, the sooner it exhausts its reserves and has to be shut down.
@eliotreader82204 жыл бұрын
until recently i just thought that steam coal was shiny and house coal was darker but very recently i discovered that the names for steam coal and house coal was Betumious? and Lignete? could give any information on what type of coal is being dug up in this footage?
@44Celt4 жыл бұрын
anthracite
@eliotreader82204 жыл бұрын
@@44Celt so this coal was steam coal then?
@44Celt4 жыл бұрын
@@eliotreader8220 anthracite is harder than steam coal -cleaner burning
@eliotreader82204 жыл бұрын
@@44Celt so the coal from this coal mine could not be used in the fire box of a heritage steam locomotive or traction engine or was this Welsh steam which i understand is a kind of Anthracite?
@44Celt4 жыл бұрын
@@eliotreader8220 maybe it could but its a lot more expensive than steam coal which would normally be used for steam application
@stugill45134 жыл бұрын
lets face it its the year 2020 dont matter what partys in power the eu woud have shut ALL the mines because there not clean
@Robbie_B5 жыл бұрын
Noises in my lane!!!😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
@joshualowe30815 жыл бұрын
Operation 4 corners anyone?
@navigator100group25 жыл бұрын
Ex miner here, yes labour did shut more mines than Magie. I must say this video is one of the more true mining experience that I relate too. Found the whole thing sent me back to 1980.
@nickclarke5875 жыл бұрын
Yes, Labour did close more mines than Thatcher, but the closures were in agreement with NUM under Harold Wilson's 1974 Plan For Coal. Redundancy's were minimised through natural wastage, older uneconomical pits were closed and the workforce redistributed to more viable operations. Investment was in newer pits which were developed in order to exploit new resources. Off the top of my head I think the NCB were allowed to write off around £400million. The government also investing a further £200million. Thatcher ripped up the plan for coal and destroyed the industry completely.
@andrewh5457Ай бұрын
@@nickclarke587 destroyed the industry, with a lot of help from Scargill.
@paulgillingwater86096 жыл бұрын
The labour government shut more mines than she did that’s a fact
@eeviewonders6 жыл бұрын
This is a blast from the past Dar, a lot of these boys aren't even with us anymore, they would have a shock if they came back now and seen the silly windmills that have replaced all of us.
@paulgillingwater86096 жыл бұрын
Labour shut more mines than she did.
@highpitwilma6 жыл бұрын
Bonny lad, a think ye must be a Thatcher supporter.. ya reet aboot shutting mair pits.. but tha was aalwis anutha pit ti gaan ti.. in the Sixties... but a doubt if ye were even born then... thatcher destroyed the whole industry and killed the mining communities. Thousands of other jobs were lost in the supply industries..... in the 1950's..in Northumbria, there were 76 Collieries alone... aye.. Labour closed aal the little tettie pits that were worked oot... the bigger pits were like Bates, and Ellington were teeming coal oot... aal thatcher wanted was power owa aal thi working class. Full Stop. So get your facts reet bonny laddie!
@cobopops46315 жыл бұрын
Who let grandad on the computer
@Garwfechan-ry5lk11 ай бұрын
Labour shut worked out mines, where there were no Reserves left to be Economically mined, Maggie shut mines that were Economic with VAST reserves, like Garw?FFaldau 100 Million Ton Reserve, Abernant 80 Million Ton Reserve Taff Merthyr 50 Million Ton and so on !
@enthalpiaentropia78047 жыл бұрын
I hope Thatcher she rot in Hell.. Daniel from Paris-F..