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Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Scotland (Paperback)
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Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Scotland (Paperback)
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This is the ninth volume in the ten-part series of regional books
examining the industrial railways of England, Scotland and Wales.
Like elsewhere in Britain, changes have been far-reaching in
industry, and Scotland has certainly suffered considerably in
recent decades with the loss of its traditional coal mining, steel
and manufacturing industries, especially many of those that were
once located around its Central Belt. The diversity of the
locomotives and the railways that once served industry in Scotland
is a fascinating and neglected subject, and both standard and
narrow gauge systems, most of which no longer survive today, are
covered within the pages of this book. The author presents an array
of striking images, both in colour and black and white, that strive
to include some feel for the locations being studied, covering the
broad spectrum of industrial railways that once existed in
Scotland. These mostly previously unpublished photographs,
accompanied by detailed captions, reflect the changing face of
Scottish industry over the last six decades or so. As the title
suggests, this book is chiefly about Scotland's industrial railways
and its locomotives, many actually constructed in Scotland, but
this work is also a sad reminder of how much our traditional
industries have contracted, or have even been lost entirely over
this period, either through globalisation of manufacturing, or the
importation of commodities at a cheaper market rate than could have
been obtained at home.
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