@@270jimmy since 2015 when our last deep coal mine closed leaving only open cast coal mines open a lot of people have been worried about the future supply of Bituminous lump coal that the heritage steam movement needs to fuel their coal burning steam engines who have voiced their fears in steam engine magazines. these stories became really bad three years ago that the UK govenment got involved and said they did not want heritage steam to stop running, but the last open cast coal mine in the uk that supplys steam coal is going to be worked out next year unless some thing changes we will be getting our steam coal from another country and transporting it will do more damage than digging up our own steam coal in the uk unless there is planning premisson given for a new open cast coal mine
@@eliotreader8220 The top hard coal was good quality steam coal. Production stopped there in the 70s I guess. but I did have rides out to the old workings. Production moved to the Parkgate seam which was not quite such good quality but seam thickness was good allowing highly productive chock shields and Anderson strathclyde AM500 shearers to be used. When I was their it was all used to make electricity in power stations. I was an assistant undermanager there in the early 80s. I have to say it was the best colliery I worked out. Not sure why but their attitude to breaking records and productivity was second to none. I really missed it when I was sent elsewhere. Fell out with the then manager Ken Fidler.
I would say that in all probability once the Parkgate seamed was exhausted mining at Thoresby would naturally become much much harder. All the good stuff such as Barnsley, High Hazles and thick seams in the Parkgate would make Thoresby quite hard to keep profitable without big investment. I often wondered if they took Ollerton's reserves. The 2 pits were very close and in some parts of ollerton you could hear Thoresby machinery so it wouldn't have been huge endeavour to join the 2. I've been at collieries working Deep soft and low main and they were very difficult conditions, seldom more than 3 foot thick apart from some exceptions.
Started my mining at Thoresby in mid 70s. Started on haulage in top hard with a couple of polish men & a little edwinstow man everyone referred to him as Billy I believe he once was a jockey in his younger days. Then joined the belt staff worked top hard park gate & often got the paddy from pit bottom out to the north side ,. Left Thoresby went to Ollerton belt staff worked there underground till I was asked to be trained up on the winders did that till Ollerton was closed, I was the last winder at Ollerton cleared the shafts pipes & cables finally the skips & cages then I left for working elsewhere but not in mining. Yes Thoresby did take Ollertons reserves my farther was a development header who along with other teams developed the Park gate drifts they did Ollerton 3rd & 4th drifts to the Park gate . They got to the coal just before Ollerton was closed . They were told to complete the square work for the drift bottom junction, they then assembled 2 brand new dosco road heading machine parked them up put tarpaulins over the machines disconnected all electrical power cables when they asked why this was done the management told them . They were to seal off the bottom & top of the drifts as the machines were to be left for a long driveway from Thoresby park gate. Some years later I was informed by friends who continued working at Thoresby that they did drive through to the junction where they found the 2 machines waiting.
Just another pit that should not have closed. If it’s like welbeck there is a lot of coal on the pit tip
did Thoresby Colliery supply steam coal to the steam heritage market before it closed?
I'm not sure about that Eliot. I did work at Thoresby from 1991-2006 but don't know the answer to your question, sorry.
@@270jimmy since 2015 when our last deep coal mine closed leaving only open cast coal mines open a lot of people have been worried about the future supply of Bituminous lump coal that the heritage steam movement needs to fuel their coal burning steam engines who have voiced their fears in steam engine magazines.
these stories became really bad three years ago that the UK govenment got involved and said they did not want heritage steam to stop running,
but the last open cast coal mine in the uk that supplys steam coal is going to be worked out next year unless some thing changes we will be getting our steam coal from another country and transporting it will do more damage than digging up our own steam coal in the uk unless there is planning premisson given for a new open cast coal mine
@@eliotreader8220 The top hard coal was good quality steam coal. Production stopped there in the 70s I guess. but I did have rides out to the old workings. Production moved to the Parkgate seam which was not quite such good quality but seam thickness was good allowing highly productive chock shields and Anderson strathclyde AM500 shearers to be used. When I was their it was all used to make electricity in power stations. I was an assistant undermanager there in the early 80s. I have to say it was the best colliery I worked out. Not sure why but their attitude to breaking records and productivity was second to none. I really missed it when I was sent elsewhere. Fell out with the then manager Ken Fidler.
I would say that in all probability once the Parkgate seamed was exhausted mining at Thoresby would naturally become much much harder. All the good stuff such as Barnsley, High Hazles and thick seams in the Parkgate would make Thoresby quite hard to keep profitable without big investment. I often wondered if they took Ollerton's reserves. The 2 pits were very close and in some parts of ollerton you could hear Thoresby machinery so it wouldn't have been huge endeavour to join the 2. I've been at collieries working Deep soft and low main and they were very difficult conditions, seldom more than 3 foot thick apart from some exceptions.
Started my mining at Thoresby in mid 70s. Started on haulage in top hard with a couple of polish men & a little edwinstow man everyone referred to him as Billy I believe he once was a jockey in his younger days. Then joined the belt staff worked top hard park gate & often got the paddy from pit bottom out to the north side ,. Left Thoresby went to Ollerton belt staff worked there underground till I was asked to be trained up on the winders did that till Ollerton was closed, I was the last winder at Ollerton cleared the shafts pipes & cables finally the skips & cages then I left for working elsewhere but not in mining. Yes Thoresby did take Ollertons reserves my farther was a development header who along with other teams developed the Park gate drifts they did Ollerton 3rd & 4th drifts to the Park gate . They got to the coal just before Ollerton was closed . They were told to complete the square work for the drift bottom junction, they then assembled 2 brand new dosco road heading machine parked them up put tarpaulins over the machines disconnected all electrical power cables when they asked why this was done the management told them . They were to seal off the bottom & top of the drifts as the machines were to be left for a long driveway from Thoresby park gate. Some years later I was informed by friends who continued working at Thoresby that they did drive through to the junction where they found the 2 machines waiting.
Will the entire site get flattened or with something be saved?
Not all .Apparently the large building at the top which was the fitters workshop is to be saved as some heritage piece.