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Hello Sam,
There was nothing stored in the Black Harry tunnel during the war. I walked through it several times before the cave-in, it was dark and full of rats and dripping water. Coal trains ran through it from the Rossendale direction and Wheatsheaf and New Town collieries transfer sidings to Liverpool. Until the accident, a regular passenger service from Bacup to North Wales used the line on Saturday morning. It was usually powered by a 4-6-2T, I used to see it passing Swinton Park golf course when I was caddying for extra pocket money.
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