Steel Sleeper with Short Lengths of Rail and Fittings

PART OF:
Six steel sleepers with short lengths of rail and fittings
Made:
1935
Steel Sleeper with Short Lengths of Rail and Fittings

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Sleeper, pressed steel with rail assembly, 55lbs per yard flat-bottom rolled rail, gauge 42'', embossed 'CA [Crown agents] BS 13S B.S55 GKB 1935', 75'' in length.

Details

Category:
Railway Infrastructure
Object Number:
1939-356/3
Measurements:
overall: 220 mm x 1910 mm x 260 mm, 57 kg
type:
railway sleeper

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