SO0700 : Aberfan Colliery spoil tramway
near to Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful, Great Britain

Aberfan Colliery spoil tramway
This photo was taken to show the tramway that took waste from Aberfan colliery to the spoil heaps high above the village. Two years later, the spoil heaps collapsed destroying the school (the red brick building mid-left) and taking over a hundred lives, mostly children.
year taken
1964
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- SO0700, 11 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- John Thorn (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph (First for SO0700)
- Date Taken
- July 1964 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 2 November, 2005
- Category
- Colliery (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 07 00 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 51:41.7360N 3:20.3840W
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