Exclusive - Snowdown Colliery

OPEN WAGON - OO GAUGE - THE WAGON YARD / OXFORD PRODUCED TO ORDER - PLEASE ALLOW 28 DAYS FOR DELIVERY A Wagon Yard Exclusive - Produced by The Wagon Yard in a livery for Snowdown Colliery. Snowdown Colliery was one of the four collieries which made up the Kent Coalfield. Sinking began in 1908 with the first coal being mined in 1913. Snowdown earned the nickname 'Dante's Inferno' as at 3,000 ft it was the deepest and hottest mine in the country. The colliery produced bituminous coal which was used for industrial purposes, including steam coal for ships and railways. The town of Aylesham was created near the colliery to house the miners and their families. Mining at Snowdown ceased in 1987.  ERA: 2 & 3. Our exclusive Snowdown wagon is produced using an Oxford Rail body and chassis.