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词条 Eastern United Colliery
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  1. History

  2. See also

  3. References

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Eastern United Colliery was a drift mine in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England served by the Great Western Railway's Forest of Dean Branch.

The colliery was one of the seven areas of deep gales - founded after the Dean Forest (Mines) Act in 1904.

The colliery exploited six seams containing {{convert|41000000|LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}} of coal which could give a working life of around 200 years (at an extraction rate of {{convert|200000|LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}} per annum.[1] The principal coal seam was the Coleford High Delf, a steam coal much in demand and said to be up to {{convert|5|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on}} thick. Demand led to discussions with the Great Western Railway over the provision of a link to its network.[2]

History

The first gale was granted on 19 March 1906 to Mr. J. R. Brown.[3] Henry Crawshay & Company was offered the gale in October 1907 and completed the purchase on 24 December 1907.[4][5] The purchase took place because the company was aware that the coal reserves at its Lightmoor Colliery would not last ten years, let alone the predicted twenty.[6]

Construction of the railway connection began in 1908 along with the sidings but the facilities were basic, having a two-lever ground frame allowing access to the complex.[7][8] A signal box at Eastern United was not provided until late 1913.[9]

In early 1914 it was announced that Eastern was not the success everyone hoped as the western portion of the gale could not be exploited because of its geological condition.[10] By 1916 its fortunes had changed, the coal seam had levelled out. By April 1919 output was up to {{convert|250|LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}} per day.[11] Accounts showed that the colliery was running at a loss until 1923, except for a small profit made in 1919.[12]

Expenditure at Eastern was made to modernise the facilities (including the repair and replacement of the boilers, the fitting of electricity and pumping equipment) and the provision of railway vehicles.[13][14] In 1914 twenty {{convert|12|LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}} wagons were purchased from the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (at a cost of £16 5s 6d per wagon) to compliment thirty {{convert|10|LT|sigfig=3|lk=on}} others.[15] The older wagons had been rented and subsequently purchased (at a cost of £8 16s per wagon) from the Ince Waggon & Ironworks Co. of Wigan, through their broker - the Lincoln Wagon Co. of Doncaster.[16]

The colliery was nationalized in 1947 and became part of the National Coal Board South Western Division.[17] It closed on 30 January 1959.[18]

See also

  • Forest of Dean Coalfield
  • National Coal Board

References

1. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=133 }}
2. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=135}}
3. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=134}}
4. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=134}}
5. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=134}}
6. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian | title=Private Owner Wagons Of The Forest Of Dean|year=2002 |publisher=Lightmoor Press |location=Witney|isbn=1-899889-09-4 |page=65 }}
7. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=140 }}
8. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=167 }}
9. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=136}}
10. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=140 }}
11. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=143 }}
12. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=162 }}
13. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=135 }}
14. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=136 }}
15. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian | title=Private Owner Wagons Of The Forest Of Dean|year=2002 |publisher=Lightmoor Press |location=Witney|isbn=1-899889-09-4 |page=65 }}
16. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian | title=Private Owner Wagons Of The Forest Of Dean|year=2002 |publisher=Lightmoor Press |location=Witney|isbn=1-899889-09-4 |page=66 }}
17. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=163 }}
18. ^{{cite book |last1=Pope |first1=Ian |last2=Karau |first2=Paul |title=The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1|year=1992 |publisher=Wild Swan Publications Ltd |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-05-4 |page=165 }}
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