Railway trackwork
Category
Technological items
Date
1887
Materials
Cast iron, steel, wood and stone.
Measurements
1300 mm (Width); 2030 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700517
Summary
Railway track. A section of 1ft. 10 3/4in. (578mm.) gauge railway track with three wooden sleepers. The rails are bullhead sitting in cast iron chairs of two different types: four on the outer sleepers and two on the inner sleeper. The rails are held in the chairs by external wooden keys. The track is ballasted and contained by wooden boards painted grey.
Marks and inscriptions
On the four outer chairs: P. Q. R. On the four outer chairs: W .P. & Co. 1887