These images are from the archive at the National Coal Mining Museum for England.
Selby Coalfield: Development Implications for British Rail
An open document on the Selby coalfield’s development implications for the British Rail from 1974-1976. This document is held at…
Selby Coalfield Timeline
Some important dates associated with the Selby Coalfied: May 1972: An National Coal Board Regional geologist presents his paper on the…
Selby Coalfield Sites 2018
Selby coalfield, the largest and most modern in Europe, was developed between 1972 and 1984, and by 1990 was producing…
Selby Coalfield Record Breakers
During the existence of the coalfields, from the 1980s until 2004, approximately 121 million tonnes of coal were mined. While…
Selby Coalfield : Underground Machinery
These images of the machinery used to bore the underground tunnels and to cut into the coalface come from “Selby:…
Selby Coalfield
Council for the Protection of Rural England. Administrative Records. Correspondence and Administrative Files. Yorkshire Folder entitled Selby Coalfield.
Russell Jones – Riccall coal miner
To hear this interview click on the ‘play’ arrow above Russell Jones, who now lives in Riccall, was born into…
Robbins Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
We would love to know who these gentlemen are. If it’s you, or someone you recognize, let us know. We…
Report on the Architectural Design of the Selby Shaft Sites
A “coffee table” publication dated May 1979 by architects Fletcher Ross & Hickling for the National Coal Board North Yorks…
Prince Philip opens the mine
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North Selby No. 1 shaft: proposed treatment of Ackworth Rock 526.4m-575m
A proposal regarding the treatment of Ackworth Rock at the North Selby coal mine. Prepared by the Cementation Mining Ltd.…
NCB Research Papers – Operational Research Executive
The National Coal Mining Museum for England holds a number of papers generated around 1975 considering how the new complex…
NCB Film Training for safety
Film ID: YFA 2622 TRAINING FOR SAFETY 1972 An informative National Coal Board Film which dramatises the potential safety hazards…
NCB Film OPERATION OF A LONGWALL COAL CUTTER
See Yorkshire Film Archive http://www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com/ Not seen OPERATION OF A LONGWALL COAL CUTTER 1957 The National Coal Board (NCB) Film Unit…
NCB Film – The Fast Plough
Film ID: YFA 2524 THE FAST PLOUGH 1954 Visitor Tabs Description(active tab) The National Coal Board (NCB) Film Unit is…