Moving Mountains By Rail: A History of Quarry Railways

Author:   Ian P Peaty
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
Edition:   UK ed.
ISBN:  

9780752438610


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 May 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Moving Mountains By Rail: A History of Quarry Railways


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The small firms that merged were stone quarries that had produced road setts, pre-mixed concrete, paint paper and even cosmetics. The constituent quarries had their own railway systems, often with inclines as they were located in mountainous regions. A large number of locomotives of several gauges feature prominently in the history of the quarry firms, from the first locos that used limestone and granite as track ballast, to the powerful Diesel locomotives. Ian Peaty had collected new material to form a complete company history of the Hanson Aggregates Group. The book is illustrated by numerous maps and diagrams, as well as modern and archive photographs and watercolour paintings. It will appeal to those in the aggregate industry, railway enthusiasts, industrial historians and modellers. Ian Peaty is a member of the Industrial Railway Society and Narrow Gauge Railway Society, and regularly contributes to Railway Bylines magazine.

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Author:   Ian P Peaty
Publisher:   The History Press Ltd
Imprint:   The History Press Ltd
Edition:   UK ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9780752438610


ISBN 10:   0752438611
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 May 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Ian Peaty is a member of the Industrial Railway Society and Narrow Gauge Railway Society, and regularly contributes to Railway Bylines magazine.

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