British Industrial Railways: 1960s-1980s Glover John
British Industrial Railways: 1960s-1980s Glover John The earliest railways were built for industrial uses, coal being the principal commodity carried, perhaps from the pit to a dockside or canal for…
Specifikacia British Industrial Railways: 1960s-1980s Glover John
British Industrial Railways: 1960s-1980s Glover John
The earliest railways were built for industrial uses, coal being the principal commodity carried, perhaps from the pit to a dockside or canal for onward transport. Operation within the private works was by locomotives designed and built by the organisation concerned, which was also responsible for their maintenance and that of the track.This book illustrates many of the systems to be found around Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, many no longer in existence. After the passenger railway came onto the scene, industrial railways continued in operation, but largely as separate entities.
These were the products of Andrew Barclay, Hunslet, Peckett and many other companies and included the wartime Austerity 0-6-0T steam locomotives, which in post-war Britain were often deemed surplus to requirements. Traction was mostly steam, but also fireless, electric and diesel. A principal operator was the