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Beckton's Railways and Locomotives

Af: Dave Marden Engelsk Paperback

Beckton's Railways and Locomotives

Af: Dave Marden Engelsk Paperback
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Those who have lived in the era of a gas works will remember them as devilish grim and grimy places, covered in a film of coal dust and emitting pungent odours, but to enthusiasts of industrial railways they were sheer heaven. Many such works had their own private lines for transporting coal for the process of extracting gas from it, and some had both standard and narrow gauge systems. In general, gas works ceased production in the mid to late-1960s when natural gas from the North Sea began to be pumped ashore and distributed around the national networks. There can be few railway enthusiasts who have not heard of Beckton gasworks, as it was the biggest in Europe with a huge internal railway operated by numerous and distinctive cut-down locomotives running throughout both the gasworks and the adjacent products factory. Beckton''s railways lasted for a century, during which time around a hundred locomotives came and went, working ceaselessly around the clock to provide heat and energy for London. Also included are details of the neighbouring outfall and sewage works that had its own railway, and also saw a host of contractor''s engines engaged there over the years. Beckton''s Railways and Locomotives gives a marvellous insight into this fascinating corner of London''s industrial past.
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Those who have lived in the era of a gas works will remember them as devilish grim and grimy places, covered in a film of coal dust and emitting pungent odours, but to enthusiasts of industrial railways they were sheer heaven. Many such works had their own private lines for transporting coal for the process of extracting gas from it, and some had both standard and narrow gauge systems. In general, gas works ceased production in the mid to late-1960s when natural gas from the North Sea began to be pumped ashore and distributed around the national networks. There can be few railway enthusiasts who have not heard of Beckton gasworks, as it was the biggest in Europe with a huge internal railway operated by numerous and distinctive cut-down locomotives running throughout both the gasworks and the adjacent products factory. Beckton''s railways lasted for a century, during which time around a hundred locomotives came and went, working ceaselessly around the clock to provide heat and energy for London. Also included are details of the neighbouring outfall and sewage works that had its own railway, and also saw a host of contractor''s engines engaged there over the years. Beckton''s Railways and Locomotives gives a marvellous insight into this fascinating corner of London''s industrial past.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 136
ISBN-13: 9781905505388
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1905505388
Kategori: Jernbaner & Tog
Udg. Dato: 11 sep 2015
Længde: 11mm
Bredde: 274mm
Højde: 218mm
Forlag: Kestrel Railway Books
Oplagsdato: 11 sep 2015
Forfatter(e): Dave Marden
Forfatter(e) Dave Marden

Kategori Jernbaner & Tog

ISBN-13 9781905505388

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 136

Udgave

Længde 11mm

Bredde 274mm

Højde 218mm

Udg. Dato 11 sep 2015

Oplagsdato 11 sep 2015

Forlag Kestrel Railway Books