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. (article) (See also Colliery Guardian vol. 140, no. 3609, Feb. 28, 1930 pp. 801-804, 7 figs; and Elec. Times, vol. 77, no. 1995, Jan. 16, 1930, pp. 113-114, 5 figs)
The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway
Iron Coal Trades Rev
Iron and Coal Trades Review ; 120 , n 32-35
1930
4 pages
17 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1937
|The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
The Tilmanstone aerial ropeway
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930