Colin E Mountford, HB, 240mm x 175mm, 384pp 300 photos, 65 drawings and
maps £29.95
This book came highly recommended it includes all sorts of stationary
engines and inclines used in mining and slate quarrying, there many Colour
and B&W Photos and plans. This exceptionally interesting book on the use of
ropes and chain haulage to move trucks up and down inclines, from the very
earliest days of railways up to the present day.
The coverage of both the technicalities and the railways/inclines
themselves is very detailed, and both ‘main-line’ and industrial use, in a
plethora of gauges, is included. The bulk of the systems considered are
British, but an number of other inclines, in India, Australia, New Zealand,
Brazil and Rumania are described.
Mike
www.moorebooks.co.uk
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