Railway trackwork
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron and wood.
Measurements
190 x 21780 x 2580 mm
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700537
Summary
Railway track. A section of 4ft. 0in. (1219mm.) gauge track carried in cast iron chairs of two different types on 23 wooden sleepers. The rails are each in three sections, joined by bolted fishplates, and are held in the chairs by external wooden keys. The track is ballasted with granite chippings.
Marks and inscriptions
On chair underneath Dinorwic coach: BS 95 / 1919