East Greenwich Gas Works engine shed - Mar 1951
An old amateur photograph of a 'shed bash' to the East Greenwich Gas Works engine/loco shed in Mar 1951. The gas works had an extensive internal steam/diesel rail network, bringing in coal via a 'coaling pier' on the river, sending out coke and chemicals, as well as many internal rail movements. The network consisted of two narrow gauge and one standard gauge railway, from 1900 it was joined via a spur to the Angerstein railway.
There is another photo taken at the gas works here.
On the reverse is annotated "East Greenwich Gas Works loco shed 31/3/51".
Old/new overhead maps view:-
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=14.6&lat=5...
A history of the gas works is here:-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works
If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks.
📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷
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East Greenwich Gas Works engine shed - Mar 1951
An old amateur photograph of a 'shed bash' to the East Greenwich Gas Works engine/loco shed in Mar 1951. The gas works had an extensive internal steam/diesel rail network, bringing in coal via a 'coaling pier' on the river, sending out coke and chemicals, as well as many internal rail movements. The network consisted of two narrow gauge and one standard gauge railway, from 1900 it was joined via a spur to the Angerstein railway.
There is another photo taken at the gas works here.
On the reverse is annotated "East Greenwich Gas Works loco shed 31/3/51".
Old/new overhead maps view:-
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=14.6&lat=5...
A history of the gas works is here:-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Greenwich_Gas_Works
If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks.
📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷
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