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DRAYCOTT CROSS COLLIERY Wanted to see this place for quite a while so when the opportunity arose a meet with @Kewipie was arranged & we began what turned out to be quite an eventful trip. History has been covered many times before but in brief Draycott Cross Colliery was a privately owned...

Hiding in the hills in the north of England lies an old railway tunnel that served as a colliery, Construction began in 1898 on the railway tunnel and it opened in January 1909. During its use the tunnel was prone to collapsing and attempts were made to strengthen the tunnel using steel hoops...

What a great find this was. Construction of the tunnel began in 1898 on Draycott tunnel and it opened in January 1909. During its use the tunnel was prone to collapsing and attempts were made to strengthen the tunnel using steel hoops . The section of line between the north portal of the tunnel...

A few pictures taken from my recent explore of Draycott Cross Colliery. Please enjoy. I entered inside the mine through this shaft (pictured above). I believe this was used as a waste disposal shaft where there was a winch at the bottom. There was quite a decline and the corrugated iron made...

Dratcot mine and underground rail tunnel Staffordshire Was a tight fit and by god it was a very steep never ending tunnel into the mine, didn’t get any pictures because I couldn’t get my camera because of the conditions of the decent luckily the exit was abit better :) Construction began in...

Draycott Cross Colliery was a privately owned drift mine which operated from 1983 through to early 1991. The adits were mined in the southern portal of the former Draycott Cross Railway Tunnel. The tunnel and line were constructed from 1888 through to 1894 and were originally part of the railway...

Built into a disused railway tunnel, Draycott Cross Colliery consisted of a number of adits descending into the hillside. A narrow gauge railway was installed with electric winding gear to transport the coal out of the mine. The mine closed in 1991 after less than a decade of operation. You...

So here we go, something different this time A little history Construction began in 1898 on Draycott tunnel and it opened in January 1909. During its use the tunnel was prone to collapsing and attempts were made to strengthen the tunnel using steel hoops . The section of line between the...

Draycott Cross Tunnel & Colliery It was way back in September 2012 that I last posted a report In that time I (and Markymark too incidentally!) have become a Dad and moved, so me running off for UE was way down the families list of priorities for a while! That’s not to say that the fire wasn’t...

Visited with RJ & Shadow History can be found http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/sites/d/draycott_cross_colliery/index2.shtml Looking deep into the tunnel, about half way down Compresser/pump of some sort...? 16 & 18 tubs, narrow gauge track in deep mud 28 tubs No...

It’s been over four years since I last had a look in here and having not seen anything from here for a while and being in the area I decided that a quick look was in order to see if the old tunnel and colliery was doable………………………………………….and I’m pleased to say...

Visited with RJ & Shadow History can be found Here Looking deep into the tunnel, about half way down Compresser/pump of some sort...? 16 & 18 tubs, narrow gauge track in deep mud 28 tubs No road + 2 drill bits Sand pilled to the roof and an earth mover...

As I was sorting all of my pictures out on my external harddrive I found these. I haven’t dated the report monthly because we were there quite a while back. It was my own and Sui’s first explore with Droid & Pace and they are top fellas, Since then we have hit some pretty sweet stuff up...

Visited with Jesus and Bravo Zero Lovely little place with loads of character, one of the best mines I've seen so far. Does anyone know if you can get past the deads in the collapsed section at the end of the main tunnel? We did spend a while climbing round on top of them to find a way through...

Visited with Raptor Jesus, and RAF-N Lovely little place with loads of character, one of the best mines I've seen so far. Does anyone know if you can get past the deads in the collapsed section at the end of the main tunnel? We did spend a while climbing round on top of them to find a way...