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Pits of Durham and Sunderland.
« Thread Started on Jun 28, 2007, 9:31am »
North East Durham Area. (1947)

Boldon.
Harton & Westhoe.
Heworth.
Hylton.
Ouston "E".
Ravensworth "Ann".
Ravensworth "Betty".
Ravensworth "Park Drift".
Ravensworth "Shop" "G".
Ryhope.
Usworth.
Wardley.
Washington "F".
Washington Glebe.
Wearmouth.
Whitburn.
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« Reply #1 on Jul 18, 2007, 11:24am »
Hi,
i have just found and joined this forum. Name is Martin, located in Jarrow, Tyneside. I served my apprenticeship as a fitter at Boldon Colliery, from 1969. I notice that you have Boldon spelt as Bolden, the correct spelling is Boldon. It is quite often spelt this way,don`t know why.
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« Reply #2 on Jul 18, 2007, 12:19pm »
Well hi Martin, welcome to the group.
I'll correct that spelling, I got the list from the DMM site, so the error was theirs.
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« Reply #3 on Jul 18, 2007, 2:06pm »
Hi,
Hope you did not mind me saying about the incorrect spelling of Boldon. I often see it spelt that way. I actually belong to Boldon Colliery. the Don in the name Boldon refers to a small stream called the Don on which Boldon lies. I have found this to be a very interesting forum. I only found it by chance. I was looking for information on the AB 16 coal cutter, as I worked on these a lot at Boldon.
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« Reply #4 on Jul 18, 2007, 2:14pm »

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Hi,
Hope you did not mind me saying about the incorrect spelling of Boldon. I often see it spelt that way. I actually belong to Boldon Colliery. the Don in the name Boldon refers to a small stream called the Don on which Boldon lies. I have found this to be a very interesting forum. I only found it by chance. I was looking for information on the AB 16 coal cutter, as I worked on these a lot at Boldon.
Martin


Hell no Martin, if anyone finds a mistake, I hope they bring it to my attention. I'll bet there are tons here I missed!

The cutter or shearer Martin??
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« Reply #5 on Jul 19, 2007, 9:57am »
Hi,
It was the AB16 Coal Shearer. I have looked around the forum and noticed that a few members still have the little blue book about the AB16. I also still have mine, and also my notes when I was an apprentice. I also have the little book on the BJD Magnamatic Shearer, but I did not have that much working experience on the BJD.
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« Reply #6 on Jul 19, 2007, 10:14am »
Wasn't keen on the Magnamatic, we had a couple at Cotgrave, then worked on the motors in outside industry. The motors were prone to shaft failure for some obscure reason. Clean shear near the bearings. Both ends were prone. I don't recall whether they overcame that problem, but it was never as popular as the 16/125 or the 200hp model.
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« Reply #7 on Jul 19, 2007, 11:35am »
Hi,
I am finding this forum very interesting. While I was an apprentice, we did a little work on the Magnamatic. I cannot actually remember if Boldon Colliery had any BJD, not while I was there anyway. Hope you don`t mind, but the correct spelling for Westhoe is Westoe. It would be interesting if there were any other members of the forum from the North East.
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Re: Pits of Durham and Sunderland.
« Reply #8 on Mar 23, 2009, 7:35am »
Hi Martin

just to note that I am originally from Durham however a little to the West of you near the Stanley area.
I worked at Beamish Mary, Marley Hill and Morrison Busty among others.
If you want any info re the West Durham pits just post a message and I will see if I can help

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