The Last Of The Welsh Coal Trains

Author : Chris Davies
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ISBN 13 : 9781913295738
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last of the Welsh Coal Trains written by Chris Davies and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During 2013 and 2014, coal accounted for 36 percent of all UK rail freight; by 2015, this plummeted as the top-up carbon tax doubled. South Wales is one of the last places in the UK where coal is still mined and dispatched by rail. This book looks at the last of the coaling operations, with 190 color images of coal trains.

Author : Chris Davies
Publisher : Key Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1802820531
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last of the Welsh Coal Trains written by Chris Davies and published by Key Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the substantial decline of coal mining in the UK over the last three decades, until recently, coal was still a vital energy source for the nation’s power stations. During 2013 and 2014, coal accounted for 36 percent of all UK rail freight, but that amount plummeted in 2015 due to the doubling of the top-up carbon tax, a measure implemented to encourage power stations to use greener fuels. With the government’s phase-out of all coal-fired power stations by 2025, many have already closed. South Wales is one of the last places in the UK where coal is still mined and dispatched by rail for domestic consumption. Aberthaw power station was the principal customer for this coal until 2017, when they turned to imported coal. This measure was taken to reduce toxic nitrogen emissions at the plant and was the beginning of the end for the power station, which finally closed in late 2019. Coal is still mined in South Wales and is supplied by rail to Tata steel in Port Talbot, to British Steel’s Scunthorpe works, to Breedon cement works in Derbyshire and to Immingham for export. However, the future of the industry remains uncertain as we move away from fossil fuels towards more eco-friendly forms of energy. This book looks at the last of the coaling operations in South Wales, from 2013 to early 2020, and features over 190 color images of coal trains running to and from the mine sites along the scenic South Wales Valleys and the picturesque stretch of coastline that the Vale of Glamorgan line takes to Aberthaw

Author : Stuart Davies
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526776022
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Wales Railways Gallery written by Stuart Davies and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its peak, the South Wales railway network was one of the most complex in the world. Its primary purpose was to transport Coal from source to point of consumption or export via the various docks. To this was added the other raw materials necessary for making Iron and ultimately Steel, together with the respective products of that industry. True, there was no glory in this day to day phenomenon and as a consequence, the area has been poorly represented in the annals of the British railway network. Even that paragon of railway publicity the Great Western, found easier plums to pick elsewhere on its system. However, in addition to the GW, the area was a magnet for the London & North Western, the Midland Railway and not to be forgotten, the 15 indigenous companies. Yet, in terms of traffic, engineering enterprise, operating practices and locomotive types, the area boasted an unequaled variety which this book attempts to reflect. Many of the photographs have not been published before and capture an essence of the variety to be found. The captions contain extensive details to supplement the photographic record enabling a more comprehensive appreciation and understanding of what was involved. It is difficult to appreciate the railway was once a “Common Carrier” obliged to convey any consignment offered. Even though Coal was predominant other traffic, including the more unusual, are also featured; Although of secondary importance in regard to revenue, Passenger services were carefully dovetailed into the intensive freight operation and matched any other location’s provision. After the 1923 Grouping, the GW became the major player in South Wales. It absorbed all 15 of the independent companies and further extended its policy of standardization. Nevertheless, where the smaller companies demonstrated good practices, these were embraced. The L&NW and MR elements became LMSR but still remained far flung tentacles from the parent. All this is recognized here albeit in proportion. The Gallery aims to provide a flavor of what the railways of South Wales had to offer and enlighten the reader as to its major part in the national network.

Author : Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). Department of Railways
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
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Total Pages : 628 pages
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Author : Ernest Leopold Ahrons
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Total Pages : 414 pages
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Total Pages : 680 pages
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Author : Cape of Good Hope (Colony). Parliament. House of Assembly. Select Committee on Railway and Telegraph Services
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Total Pages : 514 pages
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