Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway
- maker:
- Electric Telegraph Company
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5-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
5-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
5-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
5-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
5-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway, probably made by W T Henley's Telegraph Works Company for the Electric Telegraph Company, England, 1840. The London and Blackwall railway was the second permanent telegraph line to be constructed, along a 3 mile section of the track.
Details
- Category:
- Signalling & Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 1912-3
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, copper (alloy) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 610 mm x 1200 mm x 305 mm, 30 kg
- type:
- train signalling instrument and telegraph
- credit:
- Donated by H.M. Postmaster General
