Bevercotes Colliery And Its Proud Coal Miners Tribute.

Описание: Subscribe to my channel for 288+ coal mine tributes and counting. Bevercotes Colliery 1952 First sod cut for £5 million new pit with expected reserves for 100 years of production from three seams, the colliery was sunk in 1954-1958 by the National Coal Board though the mine was closed for approximately 2 years 1964-1966 whilst shaft repairs were carried out as water was issuing through the concrete walls in huge amounts.Bevercotes Colliery was the first fully automated mine And Was Hoped To Be Eventually A Manless Coal Mine.Located in Bevercotes to the north of Ollerton, the colliery was, alongside Cotgrave Colliery, one of two new collieries opened in the county of Nottinghamshire in the 1960s, Classed as Retford’s colliery, The colliery was situated away from the main road to the north of Walesby some 7km south of Retford.The pit was shielded by trees but the 2 tower headgears could be seen from the surrounding countryside.A coal preparation plant was commissioned in 1965 that could prepare of 600 tonnes of coal per hour.The total output was supplied to High Marnham power station. Overall, the tonnage was a disappointment, for hailed as the first ‘push button pit’ in the world, it took 15 years to accomplish a yearly tonnage exceeding 1 million tons.Safety Record Of 4 Fatalities.The colliery was closed on 7th May 1993 after 36 years of production and turned into a nature reserve.