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| Picture No | 10215849 |
| Date | 17th March 1906 |
| Description | Electric train for carrying the coal, for use at the Courrie |
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The electric train used by miners for carrying coal, pictured 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 a unprecedented death toll of 1150 men.
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| Source | The Sphere. 17th March 1906. centre of page. By N/A. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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