ABANDONED BRITISH COAL MINING EQUIPMENT AWAITING RESTORATION N.C.B 2021

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Real Relics brings you ABANDONED BRITISH COAL MINING EQUIPMENT AWAITING RESTORATION N.C.B 2021
These are rescued old mining equipment at the powerhouse bound for restoration at the British National Coal Mining Museum West Yorkshire Caphouse colliery

[@andrewbriggs6083]

My goodness i would love to put a mine car or tub in the front of my house just to remind folks of what we did

[@reallyold9713]

There's lots of equipment scattered around the museum but not sure if they have the funds to restore it all...but very good place to visit me and the wife went down thethe shaft last year it was really interesting

[@jeffreyhodge5564]

Shocking !All that equipment just rusting and rotting away ,10’s of millions viable equipment left underground ,all the infrastructure of a colliery left to be for ever buried my opinion is all that equipment and infrastructure should be doing one thing and that is producing coal for clean coal technology , electricity ,and all derivatives that could be used to for uk trade .grew up in the north east ,absolutely disgraceful that a once proud industry has been destroyed along with other major industries ,ie ship building ,steel production,chemical production and a thousand other industries ,so much for a service driven economy !

[@robertthacker4286]

25 years on coal face 65 now but would go back down tomorrow to get this country out of the shot it is in proud minet

[@reallyold9713]

That's brilliant I wish my grandad were still alive to talk to me more about it 👍

[@greg5639]

I always say the same thing, even though it cost me the use of my right arm in a roof fall. But yes I'd be back down tomorrow ,no hesitation. The hard work, piss take, the really heart breaking sad times of losing men. All made me a man. Now we live in a world of cry babies, oh someone called me a name boo hoo. I'm glad I'm nearing the end.

[@martinholmes100]

@@greg5639 Me too!

[@melvynroe116]

I believe we should preserve mining machinery and objects, it is a forgotten part of British history.

[@reallyold9713]

Yes I totally agree I don't think this is educated in schools now not that I am aware of but I can remember seeing all the head gears turning in the distance and miners coming home with their donkey jackets on it was everything when I was younger

[@melvynroe116]

@@reallyold9713 I taught in secondary schools after 25 years underground, mining or any hint of industry was never hinted at in the history syllabus, I was asked to give a talk to a history society in my first school, afterwards I asked for questions, one boy in yr 7 said his dad was in the miners strike...a Manchester copper!

[@reallyold9713]

My grandad mined at North Gawber and I have his presentation lamp... And he was a miner during ww2 he was a very fit man for his age and wish I could hear his stories again

[@carlfredb]

It would be nice to get at least a brief explanation of each piece of equipment.

[@reallyold9713]

It's better if you visit the museum to see the relics... all the details of the equipment are with

[@ianmaitland7344]

All the the machines at Easington colliery were left underground when the pit closed

[@reallyold9713]

It's insane isn't it can't believe it

[@admiralcraddock464]

The way things are going with Russian gas we might be needing this soon.

[@reallyold9713]

Can you imagine eh 🙌

[@jamesswindle5253]

There was a lot of up to date mining equipment sent to India. Free gratis. I knew some miners who went with the machine to build them up. I just wonder der if .Thatcher had money invested in these mines. Talked to some of the men who went out there. Asked about Indian miners. Most of them said they have no hence of making miners out of them

[@reallyold9713]

It is really hard to believe that many countries are still mining snd the UK are not....... There has been many senseless events happen here

[@reallyold9713]

Iye and now there is a coal mine being opened in Northumberland and one down south somwere to produce coal for the steel industry....

[@jamesswindle5253]

None of these mines have got the clear to open. Does not matter to these environmental nuts. How many people die or how much fuel bills are, they will be organising demonstration now. There is not just the coal. They will be able to bore up to get the methane gas. No need for fracking or forcing the gas out. Gas can be tapped off controlled and pumped to the surface. You can also get gas out of the coal and diesel fuel. We used to do this. Thatcher being invested in China goods. Witch closed down and bulldozed over them, making harder to reopen them. Governments who we vote in to look after the country did not realise we would have to go begging to Russia, for gas and coal. Middle East countries for oil. Now we are at the stage if Russia invades Ukraine, the whole of Europe will freeze and lights and power will be cut off. Big thank you to Thatcher and a 16 year old environmentalists for f- - King Europe up

[@admiralcraddock464]

@@jamesswindle5253 Two weeks later......

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

@@reallyold9713 but they closed Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in 2020

[@Andy-kf4rd]

Just imagine the thousands of tons of equipment left underground

[@reallyold9713]

Yes I wonder if it will be seen again

[@lyndonwebber1389]

Hands up who named their kid Margret ? Lol