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Bogie hopper wagon

Bogie hopper wagon

1953
Phillips Petroleum 100T tank wagon

Phillips Petroleum 100T tank wagon

1970
Charles Roberts & Co. wagon drawings

Charles Roberts & Co. wagon drawings

circa 1856-1975
'Contour d3o' goalkeeping gloves

'Contour d3o' goalkeeping gloves

2006
Fossil Fish Scales

Fossil Fish Scales

Four specimens of wire rope illustrating John Lang's system of wire rope manufacture introduced in 1879

Four specimens of wire rope illustrating John Lang's system of wire rope manufacture introduced in 1879

1879-1894
Rectangular glass prism

Rectangular glass prism

1845-1885
Diphtheria specimen test kit

Diphtheria specimen test kit

1931-1950
Red leather case for glass prism

Red leather case for glass prism

1845-1885
Daily Herald Photograph: Training young miners

Daily Herald Photograph: Training young miners

1954-07-01
Four wheel side tipping sewage wagon from Blackburn Meadows Sewage Works, Sheffield. Made by Charles Roberts and Company, Wakefield. Made 1962 and carries the number S50

Four Wheel Side Tipping Sewage Wagon

1962
Days Out in Windsor

Days Out in Windsor

1986
Explore the Blackwater Valley

Explore the Blackwater Valley

1987
Glass slide from diphtheria specimen test kit, British, mid 20th century

Glass slide from diptheria testing kit

1931-1950
Glass vessel containing small salt-like substance referred to as oxalate on the label. Label reads: ' Contains oxalate for 5.10 C,C, of blood. Suitable for chemical investigations with exception of blood calcium estimation. Shake well to disolve.' Part of diphtheria specimen test kit, British, mid 20th century

Oxalate, part of diptheria testing kit

1931-1950
Glass slide from diphtheria specimen test kit, British, mid 20th century

Glass slide from diptheria testing kit

1931-1950
Folded pathalogical department form for diphtheria specimen test kit, British, mid 20th century.

Pathology form from diptheria testing kit

1931-1950
Lid to cardboard box for diphtheria specimen test kit. British, mid 20th century

Diphtheria specimen test kit box lid

1931-1950
Application Form for Bacteriological Examination. Part of diphtheria specimen test kit, British, mid 20th century.

Application Form for Bacteriological Examination. Part of diphtheria specimen test kit

1931-1950
Base to cardboard box for diphtheria specimen test kit. cotton wool lining. British, mid 20th century

Diphtheria specimen test kit box

1931-1950
Model Railway Carriage, approximately 1:8 scale, two half sections of IC250 development prototype on mirrored panels, one in first class and one in second class livery, by Bombardier Transportation, Wakefield, c. 1992.

Model Railway Carriage

1992
Photographs, a collection of thirty-three albums, each approximately 315 x 268 x 70 mm, card or hardboard covers, containing a total of approximately 2165 silver gelatin photographic prints up to 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 ins. Featuring newly completed or refurbished railway carriages, wagons, vans and road vehicles and the workshops at Charles Roberts & Company's Horbury works, Wakefield, Yorkshire, c 1925 - 1964. The photographs are glued to proforma pages, most with ink captions. The work of official photographers employed by Charles Roberts & Company.

Charles Roberts photograph album collection

1925-circa 1964
Charles Roberts & Co. Gloucester RCWW engineering drawing E2309 (brown copy)

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Rolled engineering drawings for Cartic 4 wagon

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Engineering drawing register for miscellaneous wagon drawings

engineering drawing registers

circa 1856-1975
Single cylinder slide valve, horizontal steam engine with trunk guides. Single eccentric, 16inch flywheel, 3 inch bore by 6 inch stroke, with flickering govenor. Made in 1956 for driving the economisers at Bridge Mills, Hadfield. Manufactured by E Green and Son Ltd, Wakefield/Manchester.

horizontal steam engine

Black and white print of Flying Scotsman crossing Wakefield 99 arch viaduct, hauling a train of empty carriages from Carnforth to London, 27 December 1985. The photograph is taken from the back of the train, with the locomotive in the background. Photograph taken by Mr. David Farrar.

Flying Scotsman crossing Wakefield 99 arch viaduct

1985-12-27
Safety lamp, Williamson no.7, Stephenson type, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-86, maker: H. Edwards, Wakefield, marking: makers name, 1878-1880

Safety lamp

1878-1880
Charles Roberts & Co. Miscellaneous wagon drawings in number range G1100 to G1251

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Drawings for 35 ton bulk grain van

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Engineering drawing register for contract wagon drawings numbered 2000 to 5589

engineering drawing register

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Drawings for 40 tonne ferry tank wagon

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Safety lamp, Heath and Frost shot-firing, Mueseler type (bonnetted), use shot-firing, maker: H.M. Edwards, Wakefield, 1901

Safety lamp

1901
Charles Roberts & Co. Drawings for 45 ton Class B tank wagon

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Miscellaneous RCH wagon drawings

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Drawings for 45 ton Class A tank wagon

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Drawings for 45 ton caustic liquor tank wagon

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Miscellaneous wagon drawings in number range M3127 to M3974

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Wagon engineering drawing 319/H

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Wagon engineering drawings 3784/M, 3785/M and 5169

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Charles Roberts & Co. Miscellaneous SPL wagon drawings

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Materials lists for wagons built to Charles Roberts works order numbers within range 2112 to 2970 (not a continuous series)

papers

circa 1856-1975
Safety lamp, Howden and Thresh, Davy type, Argand burner, from Messrs Howden and Thresh, marking: Howden and Thresh patentees, Wakefield, 1859

Mine Safety Lamp, 1859

1859
Safety lamp, Garforth, Mueseler type (bonnetted), use: gas detecting, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines 1879-86, maker: H.M. Edwards, Wakefield, marking: makers name, 1884

Safety lamp

clerk; traffic; stationmaster; Second World War; nationalisation; reorganisation; childhood; father's job, signalman; family; railway involvement; other industries; Mirfield, Low Moor; school; Golcar Church; childhood; first job, junior clerk, Golcar, travel to work, Golcar; coal from wagons; parcel traffic; other stations, Slaithwaite, Marsden; goods traffic; charging; tickets; auditors; Second World War call-up; wartime relief clerk; return to LMS; Lockwood, Meltham, Hunts Bank Control; YMO, Huddersfield; courtship; marriage; children; appointment as station master, Ravensthorpe; Darton; Station Master's duties; emergencies nationalisation; station master, Church Fenton; station house; coal sales; train working; Church Fenton, RAF, freight, cattle; freight, pigeons; staffing; modernisation; social life; organist; Pontefract, Batley; comparison of Church Fenton and Batley tunnels; Batley; traffic, parcels; closure of GN line; reorganisation; redundancy; move to Wakefield; move to Healey Mills; trade union activity; incident with cattle; reflections on railway career; d.o.b. 1921-07-26; railway work 1937-1982. Golcar; Huddersfield; Darton; Ravensthorpe; Church Fenton; Pontefract; Batley; Wakefield; Healey Mills, Leeds; London Midland & Scottish (LMS); Great Northern (GN). 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.

Lamb, Leslie

2000-08-25; 2000-08-28
Charles Roberts & Co. Drawings for 45 ton bulk powder wagon

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
Oral history recording; Expanding National Archive of Railway Oral History; Scott Hellewell; childhood; work culture and relationships; memories of individuals; unions; management grades; British Rail; other industries; Second World War; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; Bradford; Blandford; Morecambe; Darlington; York; Athens; Hamburg; Bonn; Wakefield; Hull; Settle; Carlisle; Manchester; Sheffield; Toronto

Hellewell, Scott

2005-03-03
Charles Roberts & Co. Miscellaneous wagon drawings in number range M4030 to 4459

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975
footplate, cleaner, fireman, driver; dieselisation; East Coast mainline; childhood; starting work for LMS; Second World War; cleaner, training; bar lad; steam raiser; pass cleaner; fireman; training, qualifying, trade union; Bob Keen (Inspector); shunt engine; conditions, work rate; freight; firing technique; fireman tasks; steam raiser tasks; conditions, hours, shifts, pay, jobs, Holyhead Mail, rota, routes; derailment; Cyril Machin, driver; weather, fog; learning the road; Billy Walker, driver; social life; conditions, hours, pay; community; pass fireman c. 1954-65, qualifying, driving; Healey Mills depot, freight, diesel locomotives; motivation; conditions; shifts; role of fireman, diesel locomotives; runaway train, Burton Salmon, Manchester; Holbeck Leeds, 1969; express depot; freight driver; passenger driver; health; divorce; shunt engine driver, Holbeck Shed Yard; mainline 1983; retraining; High Speed Train (HST) 125; remarriage; second driver; passenger express mainline to London; single manning; signalling incident, Barkston Junction; Bob Urie; attitude; weather; fog; speed controller; training, electric locomotives; train arrangement; train breakdown; experiences on Leeds-London (1983-1993); TV crew; ambition; conditions; steam locomotives; retirement; d.o.b.1929-04-10; railway work 1929-1993. Leeds; Liverpool Lime Street-Hillstown. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.

Crew, David

2000-05-30
Charles Roberts & Co. Rolled engineering drawing sketches for various wagons

engineering drawings

circa 1856-1975