Steam in the British Coalfields Pope MickPaperback / softback
Steam in the British Coalfields Pope MickPaperback / softback Being a lover of steam locomotives is a bit like chasing a setting sun - with the real diehards searching out survivors further and…
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Steam in the British Coalfields Pope MickPaperback / softback
Being a lover of steam locomotives is a bit like chasing a setting sun - with the real diehards searching out survivors further and further from their home territory. However, for those in the know, steam continued to contribute to the British economy in industrial settings for nearly a further two decades. Many enthusiasts would mark August 1968 as the end of 'proper' steam locomotives in the United Kingdom, the date when British Rail withdrew their final examples.
Some were lovingly cared for, while others were worked into the ground. In the coal and ironstone mining industry, in power generation, in chemical factories, steelworks and foundries, small, rugged locomotives continued to toil away on a daily basis. The author discovered colliery steam by accident and often explored this world while accompanied by his younger, equally enthusiastic, brother.
This led them to some of the