Penarth Dock, South Wales - the heritage and legacy

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Volume Ten - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Even more aspects - Penarth Dock in 1924 . . .

Exports.
	1913 tons.	1923 tons.
Coal and Coke . . .	4,513,117	3,440,233
Patent Fuel . . .	5,027	------
Tinplates . . .	1,658	------
General Merchandise . . .	5,118	611
Cement . . .	893	2,525
Total Exports . . .	4,525,910	3,443,389

Imports.
	1913 tons.	1923 tons.
Iron Ore . . .	24,793	------
Pit-wood and Mining Timber . . .	69,086	2,713
General Merchandise . . .	32,365	49,222
Total Imports . . .	134,738	57,204

The total number of coal shipping tips is 15, of which Nos. 1, 7 and 14 are abandoned, the reason being that they are in too close proximity to one another.

The present siding accommodation in the dock area is for 2,500 wagons, with accommodation for 1,000 wagons outside. Extra sidings are being laid, together with additional facilities to Nos. 6 and 8 tips. This really means additional tip roads to same. New marshalling sidings are to be situated under the cliff, which are being constructed to expedite the existing marshalling arrangements to the various tips. The extra accommodation here will provide for 100 wagons.

In addition to the foregoing a repairing siding is being constructed to accommodate 22 wagons.

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