Railway trackwork
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron and slate.
Measurements
95 x 2920 x 1470 mm
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700525
Summary
Railway track. A section of track with fish-bellied rails contained in eight cast iron chairs, each attached by two spiked to a slate block. The rails are secured to the chairs by external wooden keys, and the blocks are contained within ballast of slate chippings.