The first two 'WOODHORN COLLIERY' Limited Edition Coal Wagons

with loads are NOW AVAILABLE

For details of the Light Brown and the Green 5 Plank Wagons - click here

The latest wagons celebrate the work of the  Mining Museum at WOODHORN COLLIERY near Ashington,  Northumberland and the Colliery was recently featured on GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS with Michael Portillo on BBC2 television.

Woodhorn is based in original colliery buildings and a stunning new building, inspired by the monster coal cutting machines that were once used deep underground. Its entertaining and interactive displays paint a picture of life in this former mining community.

At the museum you can take an emotional journey through Coal Town and learn about the life and loves, tears and tragedies of a proud mining community.

You can also explore the colliery buildings, hum along to a brass band, see the colourful miners' banner and even design your own banner. There's a regular programme of touring exhibitions covering everything from fashion and tattoos to photography and mining art.

Woodhorn is home to The Ashington Group Collection - a unique collection of paintings by the artists more affectionately known as the Pitmen Painters whose story has been celebrated in the award winning play of the same name by Billy Elliot writer Lee Hall.

Maurice Gunter’s Grand-father, James Young (1897 - 1951),  worked at both Woodhorn Colliery and then later at the nearby pit at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.