31304-043 O Gauge - Pets, Wildlife & Livestock - Pit Ponies and Miner option-set-070 Tender Pick-ups

Tender Pick-ups

'Mallard' has always been one of our most popular models

and is perfect for creating authentic railway maintenance scenes

it is a wonderful opportunity to take another trip down memory lane with Oxford’s Showmans series

31304-043 O Gauge - Pets, Wildlife & Livestock - Pit Ponies and Miner option-set-070 Tender Pick-upsO Gauge Pets, Wildlife & Livestock Pit Ponies and Miner A miner with two pit ponies. Pit ponies were used extensively in coal mines from the mid 18th to the mid 20th century to haul heavy coal tubs through narrow underground tunnels. Often living in underground stables, these strong, short statured animals were crucial for mining before mechanization, with thousands working in British mines, peaking at 70,000 in 1913. In 1984 there were still 55