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Honister Cumbria Gauge : 600mm Status : Working |
In 1997 Mark Wier purchased the disused Honister slate mine where his grandfather had once worked. It had been out of use since 1987. With a small workforce the mine is now worked as a commercial slate mine as well as a tourist attraction giving underground tours in the old slate caverns. Mark died in a helicopter crash in 2011, and since then members of his family have continued to develop the site.
Date: March 2000 |
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The locomotive is taken back into the mine to remove further waste. The mine now has a web site: Honister.com to primarily promote the tourist side of the operation. |
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