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Goods Trains (Paperback)
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Goods Trains (Paperback)
Series: Shire Library
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Loot Price R236
Discovery Miles 2 360
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Have you ever watched wagon after wagon of a goods train thunder
past and wondered where it is heading, what it is carrying, and how
it works its way between the passenger services? While goods
services now tend to be shrouded in anonymity, in past times they
were celebrated, prominently advertised, and in many cases were the
raisons d'etre for a rail route. Throughout the nineteenth and much
of the twentieth century, goods trains were the lifeblood of the
nation, transporting precious raw materials, construction and
industrial items, and fresh produce from coastal areas and farms
into the centres of bustling cities. This informative illustrated
history shows how rail freight has been carried since Victorian
times, and how systems have been organized, from the train itself
to the sidings, railway clearing houses, goods sheds and final
destinations - whether villages, towns, cities, factories or docks.
It also examines the basic rolling stock of these trains, from the
humble coal wagon to today's hi-tech containers.
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