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(That pencil of land to the Atlantic)
Many is the time I haul ‘Meldon’ stone track ballast from the West country with the Maunsell steam engine! Work inland from the Atlantic Ocean, And the pitter pat of ones feet bounces back from China Clay workings, And the Cornish Tin mine industry of course! But those who would watch King and Castle steam engines pound up Hemerdon Bank on UTube may be unaware of the vast deposits of Tungsten deep down under our feet? World Prices dictate that its worth digging out? A much greater heat resistance than steel, Hard as Diamond! That goes through armour plate like butter! Perfect in the heat and chaos of the jet engine! I might not understand 74 of the Periodic table, Nor the internal workings of Frank Mitchell’s jet engine combustion chamber? But if the rich Tungsten ore is dragged over my Track ballast to get it to market, Then 30841, 30843 or 30846 the twin bogey S15 must have a historic mention surely? Some may die for Gold! The worker must earn their Silver! While Coal stews another Billion years! And what came first? Vegetation or Oxygen?
