Electric train for carrying the coal, for use at the Courrie
The electric train used by miners for carrying coal, photographed at the Courrieres mines. The colliery disaster at Courrieres mines in the Pas de Calais. An explosion in one of the three pits resulted in an unprecedented death toll of 1150 men
Picture No
10215849
Media ID
46351377
Size
5229px x 4638px
(4.0MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Sphere, 17th March 1906
Date
17th March 1906
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