Staff and trainees at the Twechar Training Pit
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TitleStaff and trainees at the Twechar Training Pit
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Group of staff and trainees at the Twechar Training Pit (Gartshore No 10). Gartshore No 10 shaft on the south side of the canal and to the west of the bridge was used as a ventilation upcast and escape shaft for Twechar No 1. It was a dry pit which made it an ideal one for training. The five instructors on the front row are Jake Love (3rd from left), Jock Smith, Tommy Green, Jimmy Mellon, Alex Fotheringham. The young man second on left top row is Ian Terris. Other names present include W Murdoch, Charlie O'Donnell, Josie Brisbane, Andy McKay, Jock Taylor, Ronnie Sommerville.