Display case
Midland Railway Company
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1980 - circa 1989
Materials
Wood, glass, steel and stone.
Measurements
1510 x 2030 x 580 mm
Place of origin
Chorley
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700578.4
Summary
Display case. A glazed wooden display case carried on four legs, to house the model of Midland Railway locomotive no.2601 and bogie tender built by apprentices at the Royal Ordnance Factory, Chorley. The glazing is on all sides and on the top. The case contains a section of 5in. (127mm.) gauge track on which the model stands, consisting of bullhead rails carried in cast chairs with outside wood keys. The chairs are on wooden sleepers surrounded by stone chipings for ballast.
Makers and roles
Midland Railway Company, subject