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Barry Railway, photograph

Forrest

View of the Barry Railway Company’s newly built Pwllgwaun or Pontypridd Tunnel, showing its east portal. Taken around winter 1888/89, prior to the line opening to coal traffic in 1889. The outline of the north west portal, 1,323 yards away at the opposite end of the tunnel, can just be seen. Mounted on card.

Barry Railway, photograph
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1996.206/14

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Barry Railway
Association Type: railway company

Creation/Production

Forrest

Acquisition

Donation, 9/10/1996

Measurements

mount (mm): 448
mount (mm): 559
mount (mm): 294
mount (mm): 384

Techniques

albumen print
photograph

Material

paper
card

Location

In store

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Classification

construction
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