Current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators)

Current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators) unique to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification installed by Aspinall, early 20th century.

Details

Category:
Railway Infrastructure
Object Number:
1993-7018
type:
current collecting arm
credit:
British Railways Board Records Office

Parts

Inverted Current Carrying Rail, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Inverted Current Carrying Rail, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Inverted current carrying rail. Part of collection of current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators) unique to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification installed by Aspinall, early 20th century.

Measurements:
overall: 80 mm x 1520 mm x 105 mm,
Object Number:
1993-7018/1
type:
inverted current carrying rail
Current Collecting Arm, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Current Collecting Arm, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Current collecting arm. Part of collection of current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators) unique to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification installed by Aspinall, early 20th century.

Measurements:
overall: 260 mm x 2870 mm x 490 mm,
Object Number:
1993-7018/2
type:
current collecting arm
Isolating Bar, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Isolating Bar, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Isolating bar. One end is spherical and painted red. The rod is painted black. The S-shaped arm is unpainted. Part of collection of current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators) unique to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification installed by Aspinall, early 20th century.

Measurements:
overall: 1250 mm x 130 mm x 24 mm,
Object Number:
1993-7018/3
type:
isolating bar
Insulator, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Insulator, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Insulator, porcelain with metal attachment at top. White, stamped with "B. R. (M)" and "MADE IN ENGLAND 1960". Part of collection of current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators) unique to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification installed by Aspinall, early 20th century.

Measurements:
overall: 190 mm x 200 mm x 200 mm,
Object Number:
1993-7018/4
type:
insulator
Insulator, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Insulator, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification.

Insulator, glass with metal attachment at top. Glass is pale brown in colour yet translucent. Part of collection of current collecting arm and section of inverted current carrying rail (with 2 insulators) unique to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Electrification installed by Aspinall, early 20th century.

Measurements:
overall: 190 mm x 200 mm x 200 mm,
Object Number:
1993-7018/5
type:
insulator