Five-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and Blackwall Railway

Made:
1840 in England
maker:
Electric Telegraph Company
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5-needle train signalling instrument used on the London and
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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