Joseph propels 20 empty MGR wagons towards the colliery - this 1982 photo was taken from the top of the spoil tip
Joseph sets off from the weighbridge with 4 loaded Merry-go-Round wagons for Fiddlers Ferry power station
Joseph charges up the gradient from the weighbridge hut to the loaded wagon sidings
Whiston and three loaded wagons demonstrate the steepness of the climb to the exchange sidings
Joseph in 1980 at exchange sidings with conveyor system to the disused power station in the background
Whiston enters former empty wagon exchange sidings with empty BR wagons brought from St Helens Junction
Robert pushes some loaded wagons towards the colliery screens around the back of the weighbridge hut
Bold was one of the last vestiges of industrial steam - the last pit to employ steam locos
Bold was one of the last vestiges of industrial steam - the last pit to employ steam locos
Bold was one of the last vestiges of industrial steam - the last pit to employ steam locos
Loco Alison (HE 3163 / 1944 rebuit HE 3885 / 1964) at Bold Colliery in September 1979
Whiston's shed (HE 3694 / 1950) at Bold Colliery in 1979
Steaming away at Bold in 1979 which was the last pit to use steam
Photographed by Keith Halton in September 1979
The gradient from the yard at Bold was extremely steep
Steam loco Robert photographed at Bold Colliery in 1979
Robert (HC 1752 / 1943) photographed at Bold Colliery in 1979
Steam loco Robert photographed at Bold Colliery in 1979
Loco Clockface (RSH 7180 - 1944) at work at Bold Colliery in 1968
Whiston (HE 3694 - 1950) at Bold in 1965
Steam loco Clockface at work at Bold in 1968
D3 NBL 27735 - 1958 at Bold Colliery in 1967
Class 20 20210-118 at Bold Power Station in 1985