Although the colliery was situated adjacent to the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, an agreement was reached with the railway company, as owners of the Chesterfield Canal, for a short link to serve the colliery and to ship coal to the River Trent at West Stockwith.
Although the colliery was situated next to the main line of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, a deal was struck with the railway company, as owners of the Chesterfield Canal, for a brief connection to supply the colliery and transport coal to the River Trent at West Stockwith.