Railway trackwork
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, steel, iron and stone.
Measurements
1400 mm (Width); 5900 mm (Length)
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1700733
Summary
Railway track. A section of 1ft. 10 3/4in. (578mm.) gauge track with nine wooden sleepers. The rails are flat bottom, fixed to the sleepers with spikes, and are in two sections, joined by fishplates. The track is ballasted with granite chips retained by a wooden plank.