Wath
The locomotive facilities serving the massive coal concentration yard at Wath (BR shed code 41C), between Barnsley and Doncaster, in February 1981. The yard opened in 1907 and, at its peak, served no less than 45 collieries operating within a 10 mile radius of the site. As well as diesel locomotives, several EM1 electrics built to haul the heavy coal trains west over the Pennines via Woodhead Tunnel can be seen. The Woodhead route closed less than 6 months after this picture was taken, with the last train running over the line on 17 July 1981. Wath shed was eventually closed in 1983 and the yard itself in 1988, along with the last of the local collieries.
Location: Wath (former)
Original line: Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway
Photographer: Colin Alexander
Contact photographer: Colin Alexander
Date: 01/02/1981
Image number: 20995
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