Most locos remained coupled to their trains for long periods, eliminating time wasting coupling, uncoupling and running round. Coal trains operated with the loco tender coupled to the south end of the wagons so they could push into the unloading point. Spoil train engines were coupled chimney to the north end of the rake although the reason for this was not obvious. Either way they picked up the light nicely in the late afternoon as seen in this shot of a loaded coal train passing an empty spoil train near the bottom of the pit on 11 March 2005.