Orgreave Colliery

In 1870 this company acquired Orgreave from the Sorby family[2] and in 1875 its Directors leased land in the area from the Duke of Norfolk.

[4] In 1995, British Coal Opencast gained permission to restore the tip, which reputedly contained over 12 million tonnes of spoil, and make the land fit for rebuilding.

[5] The River Rother, dubbed one of the country’s most polluted, was re-routed over a stretch of almost ¾ mile[6] and, in conjunction with the closure of the Coalite and Chemicals plant at Bolsover, cleaned up.

The project aims to achieve zero carbon status and be an exemplar of sustainable development with 222 acres (0.90 km2) of green space including recreation areas with parkland, three lakes, reservoir, and woodland.

Sheffield Corporation began operating a regular service of "Pit Buses" along the main routes from the city centre.

All the locomotives listed below, except those shown as being scrapped or being owned by United Coke and Chemicals, became the property of the National Coal Board on nationalisation.

East of Sheffield, by Roger Milnes, "Forward", Journal of the Great Central Railway Society, No.16, March 1978.