Wire rope, Liverpool & Manchester Railway, from Wapping Tunnel, Edge Hill, Liverpool

Made:: 1830-1896

maker:: Unidentified

Wire rope, Liverpool & Manchester Railway, from Wapping Tunnel, Edge Hill, Liverpool (rope)

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Section of wire rope, Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Multi-stranded twisted wire rope from Wapping Tunnel, Edge Hill, Liverpool, 1830-1896. Overall: 310 mm x 52 mm.

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Category:: Railway Infrastructure

Object Number:: 1977-7013

Materials:: iron and copper (alloy)

Measurements:: overall: 310 mm 52 mm,

type:: rope

credit:: British Rail, Historical Relics

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