W. J. Skillern on Poynton Colliery Railway
06 Jan 2024
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Title:
W. J. Skillern on Poynton Colliery Railway
Date created:
06 Jan 2024 - 9:20 AM
Document ID:
6806
File name:
STOCKP-98_v2.mp3
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mp3
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29.06 MB
Duration:
53:58
Notes:
Lecture about the railway system in the 19th century in Poynton and surrounding districts. 90 years of railway history. Development and technology. Describes tramways and the development of railways from that. 1844 railways act. Economic and political developments. Passenger, goods and mail services described and their growth over time. The station house. Nature of the network, privatised industry owned by a number of private operators. Personal aggrandisement. extension of services 1886-1889. Closure of lines, British Rail. 1935 the colliery closes and the rail network in Poynton becomes unprofitable, the beginning of the end.
Record number:
16231525