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Cortonwood was a
colliery near Rotherham,
South Yorkshire, England. The colliery's
proposed closure was a
tipping point in the 1984–1985 miners' strike...
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rolling stock. The EHR had
planned to
eventually operate the line into
Cortonwood, with a new halt at Hemingfield,
doubling the
length of the line to two...
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unofficial strikes. The main
strike started on 6
March 1984 with a
walkout at
Cortonwood Colliery,
which led to the NUM's
Yorkshire Area's
sanctioning of a strike...
- Green, Billingley, Birdwell,
Blacker Hill,
Bolton upon Dearne,
Brierley Cortonwood, Carlecotes, Carlton, Cawthorne, Crow Edge, Cubley,
Cudworth Darfield...
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Doncaster &
Mexborough and at
least half-hourly
through to Barnsley, Wath,
Cortonwood & Rotherham.
First South Yorkshire also
operates a
service through Conisbrough...
- Main.
Wombwell is
close to the
large shopping and
leisure facilities of
Cortonwood, and also has a
number of
local business, from
cafes to
travel agents...
- hardship. The 1985 miners'
strike was
sparked by the
impending closure of
Cortonwood Colliery in
Brampton Bierlow, a
neighbouring village often seen as part...
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remainder of the line, from
Cortonwood to
Elsecar Junction near Brampton, was
closed after the
closure of
Cortonwood colliery in 1985, and the track...
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Canal but it was
intended to
extend the line to
Cortonwood with
halts at
Hemingfield and
Cortonwood during 2013. However, by
February 2017 the project...
- Swinton. It is
served by
Stagecoach Yorkshire, the main
route being 220 (
Cortonwood/Doncaster Frenchgate), as well as
First South Yorkshire and Yorkshire...
