Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Tram-type control pillar

Tram type control pillar, cast iron and sheet steel with brass control arm, approx. 1m high, 24 staged brass roller to copper plate contactors, 110 amp DC, weight around 2cwt. Used on the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway, dating from the conversion from water power to electric power in 1922.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

78.34I/2

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Co. Ltd.
Association Type: Railway company
Date: 1922
Place: Aberystwyth

Acquisition

donation, 23/3/1978

Location

audited

Categories

Rail Transport Dyfed 1920s
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