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Rail Freight: The Midlands (Paperback)
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Rail Freight: The Midlands (Paperback)
Series: Britain's Railways Series
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From the busy West Coast and Midland Main Lines to the thriving
quarries of Leicestershire and intermodal terminals in and around
Birmingham, rail freight is still alive and well in the Midland
counties of England. All the established freight operators are
represented, including Colas Rail, with its various ballast
workings and occasional oil trains to Sinfin, and DC Rail serving
Burton-on-Trent. Alongside the Class 66s, we see DB and
Freightliner Class 90s on the West Coast Main Line, DRS Classes 68
and 88 on intermodal traffic, Freightliner and Colas Rail Class 70s
on various flows, and DB Class 60s on heavy oil and steel trains.
Turning the clock back, the closure of every remaining coal mine in
the region has brought the demise of numerous freight-only lines
and branches in Nottinghamshire and parts of Derbyshire,
Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Many steel and petroleum terminals
have closed, as have several automotive railheads in the Birmingham
area. The intermodal network has also seen some cutbacks, albeit
compensated for by several new facilities. As for traction, we
revisit an era when Classes 20, 25 and 31 were commonplace, as well
as the humble and often overlooked Class 08 shunter. Illustrated
with over 160 carefully chosen photographs, many of which are
previously unpublished, this volume looks at the changing face of
rail freight across the Midlands. It details the changes in
traction, rolling stock and railway infrastructure over four
decades.
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