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 Tram#Steam, 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.
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Brickworks
A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a 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 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 Brick making Bricks were originally made by hand, and that practice continues in developing countries and with a few specialty suppliers. Large industrial brickworks supply clay from a quarry, moving it by conveyor belt or truck/lorry to the main factory, although it may be stockpiled outside before entering the mac ...
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