Ropeway in Kent County, England, to connect Tilmanstone coal mine with Dover harbor; total distance 7.25 mi.; 177 trestles, average 30 ft. high; 15 roads and 2 railroads are crossed; net load in buckets is 14.25 cwt.; angle station and tunnel; working costs, with total 6. 3 d. per ton, or 0.9 per ton mile; railroad freight was 5s. 9d. per ton. (see also similar article in Iron and Coal Trades Rev., vol. 120, no. 32-35, Feb. 28, 1930, pp. 361-364, 17 figs.; and Elec. Times, vol. 77, no. 1995, Jan. 16, 1930, pp. 113-114, 5 figs)
The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway
Colliery Guardian
Colliery Guardian ; 140 , n 3609
1930
4 pages
7 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway
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|The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930