Harworth Colliery
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Harworth Colliery
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 13 Jan 2006
The first shaft was sunk in 1919 and Harworth pit has produced millions of tons of top quality coal ever since. The Flying Scotsman was burning Harworth Coal when she covered the 392 miles from London to Edinburgh in 7 hours, 27 minutes in 1932.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.415713
Longitude
-1.061123