Granby lane is a colliery based in the North Derbyshire/South Yorkshire
coalfield area and features an operational loading system for the wagons.
so an empty train will arrive, refill and depart fully loaded back on mainline,
often with the next set of empties waiting to access the pit yard from the
mainline. All shunting of wagons within the colliery is undertaken by the
NBCs own locos. The mainline also has a frequent procession of trains with
local. express, parcels and freight passing by. A loop line has been installed
and this allows freight trains to be held while a faster passenger train over-
takes it. All these moves are fully signalled. Granby lane itself features ter-
raced housing. a pub and a small scrapyard. look for the detail included in
this area which includes many cameos such as the dustcart crew emptying
the bins and a children’s playground. The pit itself has working winding gear
and loading screens as well as other buildings and NCB vehicles. They pre-
sent a grimy coaldust covered atmosphere to show how it was in our 1960s
representation of the coal mine era.
We hope you enjoy viewing our layout, feel free to ask any questions which
will do our best to answer.
The layout is 16ft x 8ft and requires a footprint of 2oft x 10ft. it has a flame-
proof curtain and fully pat tested electrics.
