Scottish Shale Oil Industry and Mineral Railway Lines

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Structured in two parts: 1] 'The Scottish shale oil industry': 'The geography'; 'The geology'; 'The shale fields in detail'; 'The history of the industry'; 'The mining of oil shale' - processes; 'Mining - safety, health and accidents'; 'The pits and mines'; 'Extraction and refining of shale oil' - processes; 'The major shale oil companies and their works' - short profiles of c20 businesses - see below; 'The social issues'; Part 2] 'The mineral railways of the Scottish oil industry': 'Introduction to the railways'; 'Non standard gauge railways'; 'Winchburgh Tramway'; 'The Caledonian Railway' - arranged by mineral railway; 'The North British Railway' - arranged by mineral railway; 'Internal standard gauge mineral lines'; 'Oakbank Overhead Rope System' Profiles: E W Binny & Co, Bathgate; Broxburn Oil Co; Glasgow Oil Co (Broxburn) Co; Uphall Mineral Oil Co; Young's Paraffin, Light & Mineral Oil Co; Linlithgow Oil Co; J Ross & Sons (Philpstoun Oil Co); Hermand Oil Co; West Calder Oil Co; Mid Calder Oil Co; Bathgate Oil Co; West Lothian Oil Co; Tarbrax Oil Co Ltd; Oakbank Oil Co; Dalmeny Oil Co; Pumpherston Oil Co; Clippens Oil Co; Holmes Oil Co; Burntisland Oil Co;