Coal drop explained
A coal drop is an elevated railway track designed to allow material to fall freely between the rails onto the ground beneath. It is used to rapidly unload hoppers containing coal and other bulk cargo.[1] It is also referred to, in North East England, as a staith.
Coal drops were particularly associated on British railways with the North Eastern Railway, which built them at many stations.[2] [3] It used a standard fleet of wagons with bottom doors.[4]
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Notes and References
- Book: Ellis, Iain
. Ellis' British Railway Engineering Encyclopaedia . 2006 . Lulu . 978-1-84728-643-7 . 70.
- Book: Tuffrey . Peter . Brooksbank . B. W. L. . The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959 (Volume 2) . 2 July 2022 . Fonthill Media . en.
- Book: Deaver . Mitchell . Railway Boy . 16 January 2012 . AuthorHouse . 978-1-4685-3098-8 . en.
- Book: Woods . George . The Last Days of Steam in North East England . 15 February 2019 . Amberley Publishing Limited . 978-1-4456-8440-6 . en.
