Modern Pit Ponies
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Pit Pony Steel
There are two versions of Steels story. Both have equal credibility so we will tell both and you can choose which one you like. Read story 1 Read story 2
Pit Pony MOT's
Steel Came to the Centre directly from the pit. He was covered in coaldust, shod
and very tired. Read
Carn Cornel Story
Carn Cornel Colliery opened in 1983. It worked the upper Pinchin seam of an average 2’6" of coal. Originally owned by Howard Morgan, Louth Evans and Gwyn
Bowen it was sold to the Nant Fach Mining Company. Included in the sale was Pit
Pony Bob. Read
Pit Pony Beauty
Beauty came from an ex-collier who kept horses. She had been used as a brood mare for the two years prior to her coming to the Centre. Read
Pit Ponies Dobbin and Patch
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Pit Pony Bob
When we first met Bob in 1997 he was already well past his best. He hauled coal hewn from the two working coal faces in turn about a 450 yard pull over very rough ground between the 2’9" gauge tracks. sRead
Video. A pit ponies tale. A few minutes to the memory of Bob.