
Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway
- maker:
- Electric Telegraph Company





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
- Materials:
- copper (alloy), glass, metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
- Identifier:
- 1912-3
- taxonomy:
-
- component - object
- credit:
- Donated by H.M. Postmaster General