Ruston named 'Pearl' propelling empties into the mine.
Photo Taken : 11.10.1990.
Parc Level Colliery was located in the foot hills of the Black Mountains and close to the village of Rhiw-Fawr north west of Ystalyfera in South Wales. It was unusual among the 'small mines' in that it was locomotive worked rather than by man or pony power alone. When visited in 1990 it had three operational locomotives and one dumped. The working Ruston's were all named (Wendy, Janet & Pearl) and of manufacturers type LB or LBU.
The 2ft gauge line extended 700yards underground from the adit to serve five working coal faces in the Rhondda No.1 coal seam. The workings seen here opened in 1975 replacing an earlier 1946 drift which was horse worked.
The Ruston & Hornsby built loco wks no.432648 of 1959 and named 'Pearl' is seen in a cloud of exhaust as it propels empties back into the mine heading for the coal face. The mine was producing Anthracite coal for the local market.
Ruston named 'Pearl' propelling empties into the mine.
Photo Taken : 11.10.1990.
Parc Level Colliery was located in the foot hills of the Black Mountains and close to the village of Rhiw-Fawr north west of Ystalyfera in South Wales. It was unusual among the 'small mines' in that it was locomotive worked rather than by man or pony power alone. When visited in 1990 it had three operational locomotives and one dumped. The working Ruston's were all named (Wendy, Janet & Pearl) and of manufacturers type LB or LBU.
The 2ft gauge line extended 700yards underground from the adit to serve five working coal faces in the Rhondda No.1 coal seam. The workings seen here opened in 1975 replacing an earlier 1946 drift which was horse worked.
The Ruston & Hornsby built loco wks no.432648 of 1959 and named 'Pearl' is seen in a cloud of exhaust as it propels empties back into the mine heading for the coal face. The mine was producing Anthracite coal for the local market.