Kirby Muxloe & Bagworth, 1960s.
There are three groups of photographs on this page:
1-of-13) The disused line out of Bagworth Colliery towards the exchange sidings and main line, 10/7/67. By now coal was being transported underground to the washery at Nailstone Colliery and then transported back to Bagworth exchange sidings by train.
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2-of-13) On the left are the exchange sidings at Bagworth, looking northwards towards Coalville.
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3-of-13) Coal from Nailstone Colliery to Bagworth exchange sidings crossing the Ellistown to Bagworth road hauled by a 0-6-0ST, 10/7/67.
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4-of-13) Coal train from Nailstone Colliery arriving at Bagworth behind the 0-6-0ST. D5406 is passing on the main line, heading towards Coalville. 10/7/67.
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5-of-13) 0-6-0ST setting off from the coal train it has just brought in, Bagworth sidings, 10/07/67.
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6-of-13) 0-6-0ST at Bagworth exchange sidings preparing to return to Nailstone Colliery with empty wagons, 10/7/67.
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8-of-13) Ruston & Hornsby (wks. no. 420139) 0-4-0 Diesel-Electric shunter no. 15/3/3 at Ellistown Colliery sidings, a short distance from Bagworth sidings, 10/7/67.
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9-of-13) D5192, heading past the closed Kirby Muxloe station with a breakdown train to a derailed locomotive in Coalville, 2/8/67.
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10-of-13) The closed Kirby Muxloe station, 2/8/67
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11-of-13) EE 0-6-0 diesel no. 20 makes its way back to Nailstone colliery from the exchange sidings at Bagworth, and is about to cross the road at Battram, 28/3/69.
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EE 0-6-0 diesel no. 20 pases the village of Battram as it returns to Nailstone colliery from the exchange sidings at Bagworth, 28/3/69
12-of-13) EE 0-6-0 diesel no. 20 makes its way back to Nailstone colliery and is crossing the road at Battram, 28/3/69.
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13-of-13) EE 0-6-0 diesel no. 20 heads back to Nailstone colliery from the exchange sidings at Bagworth, 28/3/69.
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7-of-13) A view in 1973 of the exchange sidings at Bagworth with a diesel shunter and empty coal wagons. Bagworth colliery can be seen in the background, but no longer had a direct connection with these sidings (see photograph 1, above). Scan of a negative in my collection taken by an unknown photographer.
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