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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
Location
In store
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