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Narrow-gauge Railways In The Netherlands
Numerous industrial narrow-gauge lines were built for peat extraction, clay extraction for brickworks and construction sites. The dominant gauge for industrial lines was , contrary to the gauge used in neighbouring countries. Nowadays, much of this industrial rail heritage is preserved in museums or in theme parks, such as the Efteling Steam Train Company. The majority of the Dutch narrow-gauge railways were built as steam tram networks, predominantly with and track gauge. Tram * Geldersch-Westfaalsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij; * Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij; * Rotterdamse Tramweg Maatschappij; * Stoomtram Walcheren; * Tramweg Maatschappij De Graafschap; * Tramweg Maatschappij Zutphen-Emmerik; * Tramweg Onderneming Gouda-Bodegraven; Narrow-gauge heritage railways * Amsteltrein; , 3,7 km, park railway * Decauville Spoorweg Museum; 1,2 km and running line and , , , , , , , , , and collection, mainly focused on ( Decauville) field railways. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brickworks
A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay part ... or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a clay pit, quarry for clay on site. In earlier times bricks were made at brickfields, which would be returned to agricultural use after the clay layer was exhausted. Equipment Most brickworks have some or all of the following: *A kiln, for firing, or 'burning' the bricks. *Drying Yard (land), yard or shed, for drying bricks before firing. *A building or buildings for manufacturing the bricks. *A quarry for clay. *A pugmill or clay preparation plant (see below). Brick making Bricks were originally made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decauville Spoorweg Museum
Decauville () was a manufacturing company which was founded by Paul Decauville (1846–1922), a French pioneer in industrial railways. Decauville's major innovation was the use of ready-made sections of light, narrow gauge track fastened to steel sleepers; this track was portable and could be disassembled and transported very easily. The first Decauville railway used gauge; Decauville later refined his invention and switched to and gauge. History Origins In 1853 Paul Decauville's father, Amand, created a boilermaking workshop on the family farm in order to set up distilleries on the farms to the east of Paris. In 1864, Amand asked his eldest son, Paul, to come and help him following health problems. Very quickly, the latter seeks to improve the functioning of the estate. Very developed under the Second Empire in the northern half of France, the production of sugar beet and its refining into sugar, is linked to that of alcoholic products such as fuel. Amand will therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Lines In The Netherlands
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Secondary, Industrial And Decauville Railways In Argentina
The list of secondary, industrial and Decauville railways in Argentina includes narrow-gauge railway lines that operated in Argentina, which used tracks, sleepers, or vehicles manufactured by French company Decauville.United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Transportation DivisionWorld Survey of Foreign Railways, Part 1.1936, p. 13-14e (i.e. p. 9-15, top).E.E.S.''Ferrrocarriles Argentinos.''1937. p. 177-185. (40.4 MB) The vast majority of those lines were freight services, although in some cases (such as the Ostende railway) also ran passenger A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. The ... services. Notes References {{Decauville a d d Rail d Railway lines in Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer
Stoomtrein Katwijk Leiden (formerly Stoomtrein Valkenburgse Meer, abbreviated SVM), is a narrow gauge heritage railway line around the Valkenburgse Meer in the south of Katwijk, Netherlands. Although the name translates as ''Steam Train Valkenburg Lake'', technically actually trams are used for the tourist attraction. Carriages are mostly remakes of early-20th century tram carriages, built by the Nederlandse Smalspoor Stichting (''Netherlands Narrow-gauge Foundation'') in Katwijk. History The SVM finds its origins in the south dunes of Katwijk. From the starting point ''Vrieze Wei'', not far from the city center, volunteers started in 1973 to operate a steam train line on the tracks formerly used by the dune water company, which abolished the transport of goods using these railways through the dunes. Having bought steam- and diesel locomotives from companies also ceasing their activities on narrow gauge railroads, the passenger carriages were built on site by the volunteers themse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stichting Voorheen RTM
A ''stichting'' () is a Dutch legal entity with limited liability, but no members or share capital, that exists for a specific purpose. This form of entity makes it possible to separate functions of ownership and control. Its use has been pioneered successfully in recent years as a ' poison pill' style defence tactic in hostile takeover situations by Scott V Simpson, one of Europe's leading mergers and acquisitions lawyers. Formation A ''stichting'' is a legal person created through a legal act. This act is usually either a notarised deed (or a will) that contains the articles of the foundation which must include the first appointed board. No government authority is involved in the creation or authorization of a foundation. It acquires full legal capacity through its sole creation. A foundation has no members and its purpose must be stated in its articles, using capital dedicated to such goal. The foundations are defined in the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek), Boek 2 Art 285-3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barger-Compascuum
Barger-Compascuum is a village in the Dutch municipality of Emmen. It is in a peat-producing region of Drenthe. , an open-air museum, is dedicated to the peat history of the region. Borger-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a '' compascuum'' (common pasture). In 1866, Barger-Compascuum was established, and the area was permanently inhabited. Background The Bourtange moor, a large raised bog, formed the border between the Netherlands and Germany. It was an inhospitable uninhabited area which was dissected by the . The shepherds from both Ober- and Niederlangen in Germany and Noord- and Zuidbarge in the Netherlands used the heath for their sheep. There was disagreement about the ownership, and a '' compascuum'' (common pasture) was agreed. The shepherds from both sides could use the land, but no permanent settlement was allowed. The ''compascuum'' did not solve the problem, and there were several large-scale f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
