Main routes in areas

[NorthernSpirit]

I had no idea that mining had survived as long as that in the area, even though I have family in Skelmanthorpe and pass through Scissett regularly. Where was this pit? It can't have been big for me to miss it!

Its called Hay Royds Colliery and is located on Wheatley Hill Lane near to Wheatley Hill Farm, it was a private pit which could be one of the reasons why it suvived for so long.

What suprises me is that the 95 which Stagecoach ran went through Scissett, in which case was some sort of Coillery Link until it was axed and replaced with the joke that was the 85 until that went and was replaced again but shorter route with the 96A until Tates went bust leaving nothing.

 

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X97 Dunbeath-Lybster-Wick-John O' Groats-Gills Bay
X99 Inverness-Golspie-Brora-Dunbeath-Thurso-Scrabster
72 Thurso-Shebster-Reay-Melvich-Bettyhill
74 Thurso-Shebster-Reay
76 Wick town service
77 Wick-Auckengill-John O' Groats
78 Thurso-Scrabster-Thurso
79 Thurso town service
80 Thurso-Castletown-Dunnet-Gills Bay-John O' Groats
81 Thurso-Castletown-Bowermadden-Wick
82 Thurso-Halkirk-Watten-Wick-Wick Airport
276 Dounreay-Thurso-Castletown-Bowermadden-Wick