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This is the Hatfield home. We met the genealogist again while we were here. He said his grandmother lived here and slept in the upstairs area. This is where the pig incident began. It is believed stealing the pig is what started the whole feud. The Hatfields were accused of stealing, and eating, a McCoy pig. The Hatfields were acquitted.
Hatfield House is a country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of the town of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
The Old Palace was built in about 1485 by the Bishop of Ely, John Morton. It is one of the foremost examples of mediaeval brickwork in the country.
Henry VIII acquired the Palace from the Bishop of Ely in 1538, and it was here In 1558 Princess Elizabeth was sitting under an oak tree in the Park when she learnt of her succession to the throne of England.
Ivory Chinese Palace (gifted to George III by The Emperor of China, and brought to Hatfield in 1786) - Hatfield House
DB Class 66/0 66078 is seen approaching Hatfield and Stainforth Station with the 08:14 6E53 Kellingley Colliery - Killingholme loaded Spoil in box wagons.
Hatfield at top of Connors Range Koumala Bollingbrooke Rd
Goonyella System;
Line length477 km (296 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
The Goonyella railway system is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It services the coal mining area of the Bowen Basin, carrying coal to the Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminals 20 km southeast of Mackay, as well as products to other destinations by way of connections to the North Coast Line at Yukan and the Central Line at Burngrove via the Gregory coal mine branch. It is also connected to the coal loading terminal at Abbot Point (20 km northwest of Bowen) by the GAP line. The line opened on 5 November 1971 and runs for 477 kilometres. The Goonyella system is narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and electrified using 25 kV 50 Hz.[3] The line has been duplicated from Hay Point to Wotonga (174 km) and features CTC signalling over the entire system.
Mines
The Goonyella Coal Chain services 25 mines, carrying coal from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Anglo Coal, Bravus Mining & Resources, Macarthur Coal, Peabody Energy Australia, Xstrata and ANCI. The system currently operates under a demand-pull model, with rail haulages being designated by the ports, and the shipping system.
The rail line transports coal from the German Creek coal mine, Foxleigh coal mine, Norwich Park coal mine, Lake Vermont Mine, Saraji coal mine, Peak Downs Mine, Millennium Mine, Poitrel Mine, Moorvale Mine, Burton Downs Mine, Carborough Downs Mine, Issac Plains Mine, Moranbah North coal mine, Goonyella Riverside Mine, Hail Creek coal mine, Clermont Mine, Riverside Mine, North Goonyella coal mine, South Walker Creek coal mine, and Blair Athol coal mine.