God how i miss those days

Спасибо за видео. Семнадцать лет работал и не о чем не жалею.

Ex Mining Electrician here.  The coal faces where I worked were much hotter apart from PPE we only wore shorts and vests most of the time.  The deepest mine I worked at was Tilmanstone Colliery it was 3033 ft deep. Similar coal seam thickness as in video.

Ex miner here, yes labour did shut more mines than Magie. I must say this video is one of the more true mining experience that I relate too.  Found the whole thing sent me back to 1980.

Fortunately for me I never had to go down the mines, but nothing but respect for this breed of resilient men. Both governments sold them down the river, and it’s scandalous to think that these miners kept the country running through thick and thin.

Every government did nothing to keep the mines open a total waste I loved working in the coal mines great bunch of lads

Worked above Betws mine. Called waunhir private mine. Brigns back memories

Brings back great memories of working there

20 years above ground mine. From Tennessee

Never seen so many  officials working must be the cameras😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂

I believe my grandfather work here

Worked in the mines fora good few years ,it made a man of you ,great mates great officials it is such a shame the younger generation have not experienced the same ,not all but many of them have gone to waste,that's politics for you ,,,,,,,,,,,stupid  .we now import coal? ????? Say no more .great to look back on I have great memory's  of those mining days ,nice to look back on time with a 😊 smile .

Very interesting.

That's really comeradery in them pits

This is a blast from the past Dar, a lot of these boys aren't even with us anymore, they would have a shock if they came back now and seen the silly windmills that have replaced all of us.

From my understanding Labour shut more pits due to the mechanisian of mining through the the advent of the long wall machine. Prior to this coal had been mined in the same way for 100years. The longwall machine greatly improves safety and efficiency so was a much needed investment.

I,was told,I would have loved it under ground.

The dust blowing back with that coal,no wonder miners was knackered with cheat trouble,they all look,god boys to work with.

I,my self,would have gone under ground,straight  from school,at the age of 16 ,i' m from Merthyr Tydfil, but the pits' was all quietly shunting down,I would have had s go of shuving coal onto the face converter.

Get it sumpt in it's like a chicken scratching