Yes in late 1960 a plough was tried in the South West winnings, thats the place West 3 went off of at right angles. It wasn't a success because, in the Brockwell, there was a band of soft stone under the coal, the faces were cut in this, the plough just dug into this and bounced off the coal face. It was abandoned after a few months and the face continued on as a winning place producing West 1,2 and 3.
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