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 Colliery Guardian vol. 140, no. 3609, Feb. 28, 1930 pp. 801-804, 7 figs; similar article in Iron and Coal Trades Rev., vol. 120, no. 32-35, Feb. 28, 1930, pp. 361-364, 17 figs.)


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    Title :

    The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway


    Additional title:

    Elec. Times


    Published in:

    Electrical Times ; 77 , n 1995


    Publication date :

    1930


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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