One of the last of the so-called superpits, Linby Colliery, Nottinghamshire, seen in 1984. Linby, closed in 1988, held the record for the shortest time taken to produce one million tons of coal.
Location: Linby Colliery (former)
Original line: Annesley Branch (Great Northern Railway)
Photographer: Ian Dinmore
Contact photographer: Ian Dinmore
Date: 1984
Image number: 20799