Harton Electric Railway
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Stock reference: 42.008
£14.50
Recommended retail price: £14.95
Stock type: -
Stock reference: 42.008
The Harton Electric Railway, at South Shields on Tyneside, must surely be one of Britain's most remarkable railways! Built to transport coal from pit to staithes on the river Tyne for shipment, using electric traction, this highly successful system operated for over 80 years.
The book covers from 1908 when the line was first electrified, using German-built Siemens overhead wire electric locomotives, until the system's closure in 1989. There are drawings of the locomotives and rolling stock, along with maps, track plans and other ephemera.
W J Hatcher.
A5. 144 pages of text.
56 pages of 100 superb photographs and 10 track plans.
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