The Sands Express was a temporary light railway system built and operated in
1911 along the promenade at
Blackpool, in the United Kingdom. It was used to transport sand from the south end of the promenade to the northern end in order to extend the promenade around the town's Metropole Hotel. In use for less than a year, it allowed the task to be completed quickly but was highly unpopular with local residents because of the noise and smoke produced by the system's steam locomotives working all night and day.
References
Palmer, G.S. and Turner, B.R. (1968) "Chapter 3: Steam along the Promenade", Blackpool By Tram, Blackpool : Publ. by authors, p. 19–25
Walnut Information
Notes
Online Etymology Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
BBC Radio 4 - Open Country
Walnuts: a mixed blessing - can have an adverse effect on some plants: includes a listing of plants unaffected by chemicals from the walnut tree
Brinkman, K.A. (1974) "Juglans L. - Walnut", in: Schopmeyer, C.S. (ed.), Seeds of woody plants in the United States, Agriculture Handbook 450, Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, p. 454–459, rev. ed. (1992),
ISBN0-931146-21-6
Hemery, G.E. (2001) "Growing walnut in mixed stands", Quart. J. Forestry, 95, p. 31–36
Hemery, G.E. and Popov, S.I. (1998) "The walnut (Juglans regia L.) forests of Kyrgyzstan and their importance as a genetic resource", Commonwealth Forestry Review, 77 (4), p. 272–276
The Sands Express was a temporary light railway system built and operated in
1911 along the promenade at
Blackpool, in the United Kingdom. It was used to transport sand from the south end of the promenade to the northern end in order to extend the promenade around the town's Metropole Hotel. In use for less than a year, it allowed the task to be completed quickly but was highly unpopular with local residents because of the noise and smoke produced by the system's steam locomotives working all night and day.
References
Palmer, G.S. and Turner, B.R. (1968) "Chapter 3: Steam along the Promenade", Blackpool By Tram, Blackpool : Publ. by authors, p. 19–25
Walnut Information
Notes
Online Etymology Dictionary
Online Etymology Dictionary
BBC Radio 4 - Open Country
Walnuts: a mixed blessing - can have an adverse effect on some plants: includes a listing of plants unaffected by chemicals from the walnut tree
Brinkman, K.A. (1974) "Juglans L. - Walnut", in: Schopmeyer, C.S. (ed.), Seeds of woody plants in the United States, Agriculture Handbook 450, Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, p. 454–459, rev. ed. (1992),
ISBN0-931146-21-6
Hemery, G.E. (2001) "Growing walnut in mixed stands", Quart. J. Forestry, 95, p. 31–36
Hemery, G.E. and Popov, S.I. (1998) "The walnut (Juglans regia L.) forests of Kyrgyzstan and their importance as a genetic resource", Commonwealth Forestry Review, 77 (4), p. 272–276