Railway wagon
Penrhyn Quarries Ltd
Category
Carriages & other vehicles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, steel and iron.
Measurements
1130 x 1110 mm; 2640 mm (Length)
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700729
Summary
Railway wagon. A 1ft. 10 3/4in. (578mm.) gauge four-wheeled timber-sided wagon, No.77, with steel ends, used for transporting slate by-products from the Penrhyn slate quarry to Port Penrhyn. The two sides can be dropped for loading and unloading. The wagon is painted black on the outside and grey internally. The mechanisms for dropping the sides are also painted grey. The wheels have curved spokes.
Marks and inscriptions
On solebar: No. 77 On solebar: 16 1/4
Makers and roles
Penrhyn Quarries Ltd, owner