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Report - Draycott Mine and Rail Tunnel - Staffs - June 2020

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Alizan97&

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
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 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 and Cheadle was retained to serve the Colliery. The tunnel finally closed in 1922.

Around 1983 Puddleduck Colliery commenced work from adits just inside the southern portal of the old railway tunnel. A new narrow-gauge line was laid in the tunnel with mine carts hauled by cable. Draycott Cross Colliery closed in 1991 and the land was sold and the adits sealed.
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raisinwing

28DL Regular User
Regular User
Nice report! Just one thing, this place is 100% not in Derbyshire although it often gets reported as being for some reason.
 

pirate

Rum Swigger
28DL Full Member
Is that cart and coat in a new area ? I thought all the side tunnels were flooded ?
 

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