Jalainur Mine

15th October 1992

The classic view of the workings showing the extensive folding of the coal seams. The white building is the control centre for the railway and a small part of the coal processing plant can be seen top right. SY No.1450 hurries past with another load of coal. At this time the annual output at Jalainur was around 2 million tons.

 

SY No.1041 waits whilst the wagons are loaded with spoil. This locomotive was obviously kept in especially good condition with red star, cabside flags and polished boiler bands.

 

SY No.1041 again.

 

SY No.1689 loading spoil. The traffic was frantic with trains running wherever you looked. It was possible to count up to twenty different locomotives in action at the same time. The processing plant is seen in the distance.

 

SY No.1257, another well polished and adorned locomotive. The tracks zig-zag into the pit with several reversals necessary to reach the bottom levels. Most locomotives worked with chimney toward the train.

 

JF No.216 working a crane through the higher levels of the pit. Other JF class locomotives were working the sand ploughs to keep the rails clear of obstructions

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