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Beckton's Railways and Locomotives

Beckton's Railways and Locomotives

ISBN: 9781905505388

Author: Dave Marden

Format: Paperback, 136 Pages

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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 marvelous insight into this fascinating corner of London's industrial past.

 

 

Book Title: Beckton's Railways and Locomotives
Author: Dave Marden
Format: Paperback, 136 Pages
ISBN: 9781905505388
About the Author: Dave Marden is the author of five very successful books for Kestrel Railway Books dealing with the quayside railways of Southampton, Portsmouth and Gosport and the London Docks. A native of Southampton, he has had a long career working for the Port of Southampton.
Publisher: Kestrel Railway Books
Title Release: November 2015

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