Bessemer steel rail section tested for the Great Northern Railway Company

Made:
before 1889
Section of a rail of Bessemer steel tested for the Great

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Section of a rail of Bessemer steel tested for the Great
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Section of a rail of Bessemer steel tested for the Great Northern Railway Company by Messrs. Cammell, at the Cyclops Steel and Iron Works, Sheffield

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/3587
Measurements:
overall: 115 mm x 60 mm x 99 mm,
type:
specimen
credit:
John Percy Collection