{"id":1184,"date":"2021-07-26T07:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T06:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2021-07-26T08:18:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T07:18:24","slug":"rail-atlas-an-activist-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/?p=1184","title":{"rendered":"Rail Atlas – An Activist Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

S.K.Baker <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rail Atlas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Great Britain & Ireland<\/strong>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Crecy Publishing Ltd – Manchester<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

15th<\/sup> edition 2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First published in 1977<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

152 Pages\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ISBN 978 0 86093 681 7<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There is something about maps which we all find fascinating, both as works of art, or as geographical representations.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yet they are also very important reference works.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rail Atlas<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike most maps or rail passenger maps, this work includes the following: –<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Private lines and depots.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Proposed railway lines.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Heritage Railway lines.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

&<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Ferry routes with the names of the shipping lines.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That includes both passenger and freight shipping lines.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It also includes an Electrification Map. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Across the Channel <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rail and Ferry connections across the English Channel are very detailed. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This includes the following: –<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– The Channel Tunnel lines at Ashford and to the north of Folkstone.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– The Various Ferry routes from Ramsgate and Dover.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

& <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– All the various lines around Calais.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Of Particular interest to Activists<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

MOD Lines<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What many individuals do not realise is just how many MOD [military] railway lines and depots there are.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These include such places as : – <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Ludgershall [ Tidworth ]<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Longtown<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

&<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

– Glen Douglas<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are also the better know line in the Devonport dockyard near Plymouth.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nukiller Waste <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anti nukiller power activists are concerned with the movement of highly radioactive used fuel rods transported by DRS [ Direct Rail Services ] along the main railway lines. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This includes the branch lines which go to the various reactor sites.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There is for example a short line in to Torness, a Goods & Nuclear Waste Terminal to the south of Thurso in North East Scotland, and the Ashford to Dungeness line. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DRS has depots at both Crewe and Carlisle.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yet the most interesting and least well known line is from Sellafield to the ‘Low lever’ nukiller waste dump at Drigg in Cumbria.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While the Sellafield \/ Windscale plant has a number of sidings which are shown in the atlas.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anyone who is interested in knowing more about all the various rail lines which could be better used for the carrying of passengers, and goods, should have a copy of this atlas.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At \u00a320 it is extremely good value for money.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

S.K.Baker Rail Atlas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Great Britain & Ireland. Crecy Publishing Ltd – Manchester 15th edition 2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First published in 1977 152 Pages\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ISBN 978 0 86093 681 7 There is something about maps which we all find fascinating, both as works of art, or as geographical representations. Yet they are also very important reference works. The … Continue reading Rail Atlas – An Activist Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[43],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1184"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1190,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions\/1190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.theproject.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}