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Thin rail section of flat-bottomed rail from Hejaz Railway, post-1902, mounted on oak board, presented to John Aram MBE on his retirement from the Rutherford Laboratory, Harwell.

Thin rail section of flat-bottomed rail from Hejaz Railway

Section of broad gauge rail, no provenance, c. 1860.

Section of broad gauge rail, no provenance, c. 1860.

1860
Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue. Reference 22/Ho22. Acquired by The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after the Hatfield crash (2000-10-17). This rail section was kept by The HSE for test purposes. (ORR report July 2006, 3.12) The rail is MHT 113A FB manufactured at Workington (Corus) in 1995.

Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue

1995-08-24
Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue. Reference 11/H190. Acquired by The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after the Hatfield crash (2000-10-17). This rail section was kept by the HSE for test purposes. (ORR report July 2006, 3.12) The rail is MHT 113A FB manufactured at Workington (Corus) in 1995.

Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue

1995-08-24
Section of combined plate and tram rail, Rumney Railway, mounted on mahogany panel with photograph, c.1836.

Section of combined plate and tram rail

Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue. Reference 9/HO60. Acquired by The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after the Hatfield crash (2000-10-17). This rail section was kept by the HSE for test purposes. (ORR report July 2006, 3.12) The rail is MHT 113A FB manufactured at Workington (Corus) in 1995.

Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue

1995-08-24
Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue. Reference H/188. Acquired by The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) after the Hatfield crash (2000-10-17). This rail section was kept by the HSE for test purposes. (ORR report July 2006, 3.12) The rail is MHT 113A FB manufactured at Workington (Corus) in 1995.

Short piece of rail showing rolling contact fatigue

1995-08-24
Rail section, Midland Railway Settle & Carlisle pattern 81 lb bullhead, laid Thackley Tunnel 1873, finally scrapped 1901 at 43½ lb weight, mounted on original profile plate on mahogany panel with engraved brass plaque recording history, c1901.

Rail section, Midland Railway

1873
Rail, Loughborough & Nanpantan Railway, Jessop flat-bottomed rail

Rail, Loughborough & Nanpantan Railway

Rail section, Metropolitan & GC Jt Rlys. Steel section of "Sandbags Silicon Rails" 324 tons 95lbs per yard. Sept. 1913 (By Cammell Laird and Co.). Dimensions 5 3/4"x2 3/4"x1/2" (70x144x13mm).

Rail section, Metropolitan & Great Central Joint Railways

Rail section, North Eastern Railway, small section of badly worn bullhead rail from Felling, No.886. "B.V & Co. Hematite 80lbs steel, 1879. Taken up 1894. In use 15 years. Loss 10lb yd". Dimensions 63x123x19mm.

Rail section, North Eastern Railway

Rail Section, North British Railway, short section of early bullhead rail. Dimension 129x62x30mm.

Rail Section, North British Railway

Rail Section, Edinburgh & Dalkeith Rly, c1830, malleable T-section. Dimensions 79x55x22mm.

Rail Section, Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway

Rail section, North Eastern Railway, section of worn rail taken up at Cox Green, Engraved "370 Wilson Cammell & Co. Loss per yard 8.25lbs. Taken up Oct.1904. In use 24.58 years. Cox Green". Dimensions 124x62x24mm.

Rail section, North Eastern Railway

Piece of rail, 90lb bullhead, London & South Western Railway, inscribed presentation piece given to G S Szlumper on a visit to Dowlais Steel Works, 25 February 1903, in mahogany box

Piece of rail, 90lb bullhead, London & South Western Railway

Souvenir Rail Section, Chromed section of flat - bottomed rail in presentation box, Dimensions: 5"x5?", Box:- 6?"x8"

Souvenir Rail Section

Piece of rail with chair and key, and key showing use of key clips.

Rail, rail chair, and two keys

Rail section, Birmingham Central steam tramway

Rail Section, Birmingham Central Steam Tramway

12" Length of rail, Midland Railway, 100lbs per yard; 65 lb chair and portions of sleeper, 1907

Length of Rail, Midland Railway

1907
Length of rail, BR, 3' flat-bottomed rail BS 113A. Painted black.

Length of Rail, BR, 3' Flat-Bottomed Rail BS 113A

Length of rail, BR, 3' flat-bottomed rail. BS 113A. Painted black

Length of rail

Rail section, Japan Railways, modern Shinkansen rail, 2000.

Modern Shinkansen rail section

2000
Length of fish-belly rail from the Cromford & High Peak Railway, 1834.

Length of Fish-Belly Rail from the Cromford & High Peak Rail

1834
Eliptical rail, 1 3/8"head, 2" wide bottom flange. Ex Belvoir Castle

Elliptical Rail

Eliptical rail, 1 3/8"head, 2" wide bottom flange. Ex Belvoir Castle.

Elliptical Rail

Length of early fish-bellied rail with single rail chair; 35 1/2" long

Length of Early Fish-Bellied Rail with Single Rail Chair

Rail section, double-headed, approximately 40lb/yard, probably ex Tasmanian Main Line Railways Co line from Hobart to Launceston, opened March 1876.

double headed rail section

1876
Length of track with chairs and sleepers, Stockton & Darlington Railway, Length of malleable iron fish-bellied rail carried on chairs set into 6 stone blocks, 15ft long.

Length of track with chairs and sleepers, Stockton & Darlington Railway

Length of rail, Lord Carlisle's Railway, Wrought iron fish-bellied rail, part of a 15' length from Blacksike Incline Plane c1824

Length of rail

Section of tramway rail mounted on wooden base with brass plaque engraved "Wolverton to Stony Stratford Steam Tramway 1887-1926", from London Midland & Scottish Railway Wolverton Works.

tramway rail section

1887-1926
Rail section, Japan Railways, original Shinkansen rail.

Rail section

Rail section, Japan Railways, conventional rail, non-Shinkansen rail, 1964.

Rail section

1964
Rail section, Great Eastern Railway, small section of bullhead rail "GER 85lbs Feb.6. 1901" by Carnegie Steel Co. Dimensions 64x139x15mm.

Rail section, Great Eastern Railway

Rail section, Cheshire Lines Committee, small section of bullhead rail, "CLC 95lbs per yard WI & S Co. 26.10.15". Dimensions 144x70x27mm.

Rail section

Length of rail. Masirah Railway, short section of flat-bottomed rail with green baise base and brass plaque "Masirah Railway 1943-1977". Dimensions 75x62x63mm

Length of rail. Masirah Railway

Cross section of bridge rail from the Panama Railroad, 1850

Cross section of bridge rail from the Panama Railroad, 1850

Three lengths of "ERA" manganese steel rail

Three lengths of "ERA" manganese steel rail

Eliptical rail, 1 3/8"head, 2" wide bottom flange. Ex Belvoir Castle.

Elliptical Rail

Eliptical rail, 1 3/8" head, 2" wide bottom flange. Ex Belvoir Castle.

Elliptical Rail.

Rail (4ft long) from the Bryn Oer Tramway c.1815; layed from Rhymney Iron Works to Tolybont, on the border of Brecon & Monmouth.

Rails, Bryn Oer Tramway

1815
Rail (4ft long) from the Bryn Oer Tramway c.1815; layed from Rhymney Iron Works to Tolybont, on the border of Brecon & Monmouth.

Rails, Bryn Oer Tramway

1815
Rail (4ft long) from the Bryn Oer Tramway c.1815; layed from Rhymney Iron Works to Tolybont, on the border of Brecon & Monmouth.

Rails, Bryn Oer Tramway

1815
Rail section. Last section of rail rolled at Crewe Mill, 15 September 1932.

Rail section. Last section of rail rolled at Crewe Mill

1932
Two lengths of bridge rail and two fishplates, from the Tiverton Line, marked with makers name "Landore Siemens, Panteg Steel and Engrg Works No (5)79"

Two lengths of bridge rail and two fishplates

Two 45' lengths BS 1134 FB rail, by British Steel Track Products, Workington, 1992

Two 45' lengths BS 1134 FB rail

Length of rail, flanged tram plate rail, c1780. Dimensions 36"x5"x5"

Length of rail

Length of rail. Blenkinsop rail in 4 pieces, cast iron fish-bellied rail with semi-circular guides on one side

Length of rail. Blenkinsop rail in 4 pieces