Appendix 4 of the book ''GEC Traction - Power for the worlds railways''
[OPC, ISBN 0 86093 413 6] the English Electric works list shows numbers
738-740 built 'Leeds Forge' 1928 as three standard gauge BoBo overhead
wire electric powered hopper cars for British Portland Cement
Manufacturers, Greenhithe, Kent.

And that is all I have been able to find, web search, reference books,
local history stuff.

Does anyone have any more gen or know of photos on this subject, the
hopper wagons, the railway, electrification system, extent of wiring,
extent of operations, etc ?

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> Appendix 4 of the book ''GEC Traction - Power for the worlds railways''
> [OPC, ISBN 0 86093 413 6] the English Electric works list shows numbers
> 738-740 built 'Leeds Forge' 1928 as three standard gauge BoBo overhead
> wire electric powered hopper cars for British Portland Cement
> Manufacturers, Greenhithe, Kent.
>
> And that is all I have been able to find, web search, reference books,
> local history stuff.
>
> Does anyone have any more gen or know of photos on this subject, the
> hopper wagons, the railway, electrification system, extent of wiring,
> extent of operations, etc ?
>
> --
> Nick
>


If my memory serves me well, this was Johnson's Works. Middleton Press's
book on the Dartford to Sittingbourne route has some pics I think

John L

John Law wrote:


> If my memory serves me well, this was Johnson's Works. Middleton Press's
> book on the Dartford to Sittingbourne route has some pics I think


Thanks John, I'll follow up that lead.

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Nick

D7666 wrote:


> > If my memory serves me well, this was Johnson's Works. Middleton Press's
> > book on the Dartford to Sittingbourne route has some pics I think
>
> Thanks John, I'll follow up that lead.



Looked this up yesterday but does not have the info I was seeking.
There are maps and images of this location but zero referecne to
electric traction.

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Nick