[1] Coal was transhipped from the colliery by the former Hull and Barnsley Railway line.

The NCB also spent a further £500,000 at Upton in an effort to get the saleable coal output to rise from 24 short hundredweight (2,400 lb; 1,100 kg) per shift to 27 short hundredweight (2,700 lb; 1,200 kg).

[10][11][12] The site now has a pond, a memorial garden and a pit winding wheel sunk into the ground.

[13][14] Charlie Williams worked in the mine during his youth and played for their own team, Upton Colliery F.C.

[16] He was scouted by Doncaster Rovers, and post football, was recognised as one of the first black comedians in the United Kingdom.