15th Mar, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 169
 

169

Shelford, William Diary of progress of works of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction...

Shelford, William
Diary of progress of works of the Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction Railway, 1881-2. 4to, half leather; pp. 22 in 2 sections of handwritten notes, diagrams and records detailing the cutting construction on railways 1 and 2.
Shelford was a railway engineer who worked both in this country and abroad, especially West Africa, and was knighted for his work. The HB&WRJR&DCo. was one of the earliest built with steam navvies and there are drawings of a navvy at work with notes on its age and the needed repairs to get it running. Whilst the notes give an idea of the amount of work needed for such an undertaking, it is striking to note how few men are listed, showing how important the steam digging equipment was to the industry. This is an interesting record of the capabilities of early steam shovels and their use in railways.

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £200


 

. Binding a little worn but tight, internally clean.

 


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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 15th Mar, 2019

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