Model railway train

Model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Details

Category:
Railway Models
Object Number:
1995-7130
type:
model (representation)
credit:
Bush, M.

Parts

Model Railway Carriage

Model Railway Carriage

Wooden carriage, box shaped, with roof composed of two longitudinal, slightly sloping panels which meet down the midline. One of the panels can be lifted away to expose the inside, which is plain. The outside of the carriage has incised and painted/stained decoration showing carriage doors and windows. The distal ends of the carriage are closed. There are small sockets for four buffers, with one w...

Object Number:
1995-7130/1
type:
model (representation)
Model Railway Carriage

Model Railway Carriage

Wooden carriage, box shaped, with roof composed of two longitudinal, slightly sloping panels which meet down the midline. Both panels are fixed. There are four wooden buffers at the distal ends of the carriage; at one end, both buffers are in the form of removable wooden pegs. This end is also open, giving access to the carriage interior. Three small wooden shutters or panels with metal fastenings...

Object Number:
1995-7130/2
type:
model (representation)
Model Railway Carriage

Model Railway Carriage

Long wooden carriage, box shaped. Roof is slightly pitched down the midline, but formed of one piece of wood which is fixed in place. Four wooden wheels on two axles are suspended from the underside of the carriage. Both distal ends and one side are crudely decorated with incision and staining. The other side has a centrally positioned shutter which folds downwards and outwards, although the hinge...

Object Number:
1995-7130/3
type:
model (representation)
Model Railway Carriage

Model Railway Carriage

Long wooden carriage, box shaped, with roof composed of two longitudinal, slightly sloping panels which meet in the midline. One of the panels lifts away, revealing a tripartite division of the carriage into compartments. A metal rod runs between the compartments, close to the roof. Four wooden wheels on two axles are suspended from the underside of the carriage. The outside of the carriage has in...

Object Number:
1995-7130/4
type:
model (representation)
Model Frame for Carriage

Model Frame for Carriage

Wooden frame, as if to be inserted within a model carriage and compartments panels to be laid over it. Domed top, otherwise cuboid in shape. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/5
type:
model (representation)
Components of Model Railway Train

Components of Model Railway Train

Various components of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865. Parts comprise: four small, chunky rectangular metal frames; ridged wooden panel with numbering marked in ink; four wooden axles or spindles (two pairs, of different woods); four circular wooden discs with central hole; seven smalle...

Object Number:
1995-7130/6
type:
model (representation)
Track for Model Railway Train

Track for Model Railway Train

Twelve curved and straight pieces of wooden track, which are hinged. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/7
type:
model (representation)
Track for Model Railway Train

Track for Model Railway Train

Eight curved and straight pieces of wooden track, unhinged. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/8
type:
model (representation)
Track for Model Railway Train

Track for Model Railway Train

Three pieces of track with switch/points mechanism. One piece is hinged. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/9
type:
model (representation)
Points for Model Railway Train

Points for Model Railway Train

Eight points, labelled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H. A piece of card found with model parts shows a sketch of the track layout: "STATION A TO H" is marked; presumably these components were part of the station. They fit together. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/10
type:
model (representation)
Pieces of Track for Model Railway Train

Pieces of Track for Model Railway Train

Two triangular wooden pieces, track. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/11
type:
model (representation)
Pieces of Track for Model Railway Train

Pieces of Track for Model Railway Train

Seven small wooden pieces, various shapes with fittings and cut outs; track. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/12
type:
model (representation)
Components for Model Railway Train

Components for Model Railway Train

Four plain rectangular wooden panels, with small wooden tab at one distal end and shallow rectangular slot for tab at the other end. Tabs are marked: VI, XVII, XVII and VII. Track. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/13
type:
model (representation)
Component for Model Railway Train

Component for Model Railway Train

Plain rectangular panel with small wooden block attachment along the edge of one side. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/14
type:
model (representation)
Component for Model Railway Train

Component for Model Railway Train

Rectangular panel with two sets of wooden shutters which open inwards. Hinge is made of a sticky fabric material. The front of the panel has wooden inlaid decoration: the borders of the shutters and in four vertical lines between the two shutter pairs, which are not aligned symmetrically to one another. Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to i...

Object Number:
1995-7130/15
type:
model (representation)
Component for Model Railway Train

Component for Model Railway Train

Two rectangular wooden panels, hinged together by a sticky fabric strip. Wooden blocks are attached to the edge of one side of each panel (two blocks on one panel. one block on the other). Part of model railway train, nominal 1/16 scale, carriages, track and accessories, wooden, to illustrate Morley's lineside bag exchange apparatus, c1865.

Object Number:
1995-7130/16
type:
model (representation)