Quite right, there wasn't enough space in the main gate due to the Armoured Flexible Conveyor (AFC) drive unit and the tail end of the belt which went in to the heading for the DOSCO Roadheader.
PS 'Ramble' (or coloquially 'Rammel') also called ‘following stone’. A thin layer of shale or sandstone found lying immediately above the coal. It would be brought down with the coal when it was fired; or loose stone lying above the coal. (N.East); or any loose rock at or near the surface. (Yorks.), also called Ratchel.
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