Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Penrhyn tramway slate sleeper & rail chairs

A slate sleeper, roughly cut and shaped, to which have been attached two grooved chairs (bolted? to sleeper). Grooves on chairs may have held oval type rails. Other holes cut in sleeper suggest that re-tracking or replacing of sleepers has taken place at some point.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

83.105I

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Penrhyn tramway
Association Type: User
Date: 19th century
Place: Penrhyn

Acquisition

donation, 12/8/1983

Measurements

Length (mm): 1270
Width (mm): 220
gauge (mm): 610

Material

Slate
Iron
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