Wooden Sleeper from the Croydon to Dover Railway, 1842
1842
Fifteen railway sleepers, beech, oak, ash and elm, from contractor's railway used during the construction of the line from Croydon to Dover, 1842. Found during the excavation of the ground during the construction of the Channel Tunnel Link line near Ashford, Kent, May 1992. (each approximately 107" long, 10" wide and 5" deep).
Details
- Category:
- Railway Infrastructure
- Object Number:
- 1997-7138
- Materials:
- beech (wood), oak (wood) and ash (wood)
- Measurements:
-
overall (estimate): 2718 mm x 254 mm x 127 mm,
- type:
- sleeper
