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Follow the development of rail infrastructure from the wooden railways of the 18th century to 21st century technology, including track, signs and lineside equipment.

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Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Three Dowty Retarders, exploded to show mechanisms, 5 foot/second retarder, 4 and 12 foot/second booster retarders, in display case, British Railways, c1967, fitted to track in marshalling yard and used to speed or slow wagons during marshalling.

Demonstration "Dowty" retarder

Railway Infrastructure

1967

Cast iron notice, Great Northern Railway, 'Public Warning not to trespass', white letters on black background

Cast iron notice, Great Northern Railway

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Notice, cast iron, West Cornwall Railway, By 8 Vic. Cap 20.5.75 any person not fastening this gate after having pased through is liable to a penalty of 40 shillings.

West Cornwall Railway gate notice

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Footbridge; North Eastern Railway; Cast Iron; ex Percy Main station

Railway footbridge from Percy Main Colliery station

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Enamel sign, British Rail (North Eastern Region), Platform 5, double-sided, white on orange, ex York Station.

enamel sign - platform 5

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Station sign, enamel running-in board, white lettering on dark blue, Devynock and Sennybridge, Neath & Brecon Railway, c. 1900, with station name change addition of 1913.

Station sign, Devynock and Sunnybridge

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Two lengths of wrought iron fish-belly rail with projection

Railway Infrastructure

1828

Insulator, porcelain cut-in insulator, 6.25Kv, BR CE overhead line conversion from 1500v DC to 6.25/ 25Kv ac, 1960, on presentation mahogany plinth, as presented to C.R. Jones, BR electric overhead line engineer, on his retirement, 5th May 1989.

Insulator, porcelain cut-in insulator, 6.25Kv, BR CE overhead line conversion from 1500v DC to 6.25/ 25Kv ac

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

Crewe Collection of Permanent Way Material

Railway Infrastructure

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