Sack Barrow, London & North Western Railway

Made:: 1912 in Wolverton railway works

Sack barrow [hotel and luggage truck], London & North Western Railway. Small wooden barrow with two metal wheels marked "Tare 316" M 81265 Ex-Marton. Wheels marked "Wol TW 12", indicating manufacture at Wolverton Works. Evidence in the Wolverton Archive suggests this is actually a hotel and luggage truck built around 1912. See blueprint photograph album showing platform trucks and barrows (WOLV 3/3/2/12). There is a photo of other similar designs marked as 'hotel and luggage truck', and written on it is ‘No drawings of truck TW 12’.

Details

Category:: Fixtures & Fittings from Railway Buildings

Object Number:: 1981-7038

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)

Measurements:: overall: 1465 mm x 720 mm x 595 mm,

type:: sack barrow

credit:: British Rail, Historical Relics

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