EPW031475 ENGLAND (1930). The Vauxhall Motor Car Works, Luton, 1930
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Title | [EPW031475] The Vauxhall Motor Car Works, Luton, 1930 |
Reference | EPW031475 |
Date | February-1930 |
Link | |
Place name | LUTON |
Parish | |
District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 510702, 220376 |
Longitude / Latitude | -0.39188680145646, 51.87051835133 |
National Grid Reference | TL107204 |
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There could be 100+ empty coal wagons here being hauled northwards, back to the Derbyshire/Yorkshire coal fields by a Beyer-Garratt locomotive. Twice the power meant twice the load, could be tricky when trying to stop such a load with no brakes on these wagons! |
John Wass |
Wednesday 31st of December 2014 11:49:51 AM |
A Beyer Garrat locomotive. In effect two loco's in one, a boiler suspended between two power bogies. Apart from one other example, these locos only worked this line hauling 100+ wagons carrying coal.
This link will explain more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Garratt |
John Wass |
Saturday 12th of July 2014 08:50:02 PM |