Title

The placement of railway sleepers

Caption

Illustration depicting the placement of railway sleepers. The sleepers were rolled out of sheet metal in one piece and the rails slotted into them crossways. Dated 19th century

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A18_224

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (5,2Mb) / 20,8in x 11,2in / 6230 x 3366 (300dpi)

Keywords

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