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The Lothians Last Days Of Colliery Steam

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Author : G. T. Heavyside
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-13

The Lothians Last Days Of Colliery Steam written by G. T. Heavyside and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-13 with Coal mines and mining categories.

Scotland S Last Days Of Colliery Steam

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Author : Tom Heavyside
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Scotland S Last Days Of Colliery Steam written by Tom Heavyside and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Steam locomotives categories.

Long after steam engines disappeared from passenger rail lines, they were used extensively around Scotland's coal mines until as late as 1981. In this collection of 58 superb photographs, taken by the author during the mid- to late 1970s, these engines are shown hard at work at collieries in Ayrshire, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire and the Lothians. Enhanced by informative captions detailing the history of the use of steam locomotives - affectionately known as 'Pugs' - in Scottish mining, the collieries included are Barony, Bedlay, Cairnhill, Comrie, Dunaskin, Frances, Kinneil, Manor Powis, Mauchline, Minnevey, Niddrie, Pennyvennie and Polkemmet.

The Lothians Last Days Of Steam

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Author : W. A. C. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-10

The Lothians Last Days Of Steam written by W. A. C. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10 with Railroads categories.

As early as the seventeenth century, there were primitive wagonways serving coal pits in the Lothians. In 1831 the Edinburgh & Dalkeith (horse-drawn) railway opened, then the Lothians had their first taste of steam with the opening of the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway in 1842. The next fifty years saw a substantial expansion of the railway network, with routes pushing out from Edinburgh to many towns in the Lothians and the Borders, and branch lines penetrating the coalfields and mill valleys. In 1890 the apex of the Railway Age was reached with the opening of the Forth Bridge, but it was not to last. There was a short-lived railway renaissance in the 1930s, but by the end of the following decade the dead hand of nationalisation fell and the cuts began. This book covers the last years of steam working on the Lothians' railways, an era which came to an end in 1967. It features over 50 photographs of locomotives en route through the countryside and at many locations such as Balerno, Curriehill, Tranent, Forrestfield, Westcraig, Haddington, Drem, North Berwick, East Fortune, East Linton, West Barns, Dunbar, Inveresk, Smeaton, Dalkeith, Polton, Loanhead, Rosslynlee Hospital Halt, Newbattle Viaduct, Lady Victoria Colliery, Gorebridge, Midcalder, West Calder, Cobbinshaw, Dalmeny, Queensferry Junction, Linlithgow, Bo'ness, Kinneil Colliery, Bathgate, Broxburn, Polkemmet Junction and Boghead.

Fife S Last Days Of Colliery Steam

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Author : G. T. Heavyside
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-08-01

Fife S Last Days Of Colliery Steam written by G. T. Heavyside and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Coal mines and mining categories.

In 1947 almost six million tons of coal were produced by the 32 pits in Fife and almost 20,000 worked in the industry in the Kingdom. Integral to the effort were 57 steam locomotives, many of which are seen at work in this selection of photos from the 1960s and 1970s. The text is rich and detailed and contains special sections on the Fife Coal Company and the Wemyss Private Railway.

Colliery Engineer

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

Colliery Engineer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Coal mines and mining categories.

Mines And Minerals

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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887

Mines And Minerals written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Coal mines and mining categories.

Steam Soot And Rust

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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30

Steam Soot And Rust written by Colin Garratt and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-30 with Transportation categories.

The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favour of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in large numbers. It was popularly believed that they would see the century out and probably well beyond that. But the reality was that by 1968 Ð a mere thirteen years after the Modernisation Plan Ð steam traction had disappeared from Britain's main line railways. It was harrowing to witness the breaking up of engines, which were the icons of their day, capable of working long-distance inter-city expresses weighing 400 tons on schedules faster than a mile a minute. Top speeds of 100mph were not unknown. This book chronicles the last few years as scrap yards all over Britain went into overtime, cutting up thousands of locomotives and releasing a bounty of more than a million tons of scrap whilst the engines, which remained in service, were a shadow of their former selves; filthy, wheezing and clanking their way to an ignominious end. The pictures in this book are augmented by essays written by Colin Garratt at the time. Although steam disappeared from the main line network it survives in everÐdwindling numbers on industrial systems such as collieries, ironstone mines, power stations, shipyards, sugar factories, paper mills and docks. In such environments steam traction eked out a further decade and during this time many of the industrial locations closed rendering the locomotives redundant. The British steam locomotive was born amid the coalfields and was destined to die there one and three quarter centuries later.