Sujet

Prosser's Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Prosser's Wooden Railway, Wimbledon Common, 1845. '...a System of Tram-ways composed entirely of Wood, which the inventor, Mr. William Prosser, maintains to be "equally expeditious, and more safe, more durable, and considerably more economical than the iron railway." The main feature of the invention is, however, a system of Guide wheels, which have been patented by Mr. Prosser, and which may be applied either to iron or wooden rails. The proprietors of the patent have completed a line of Railway on this principle, on Wimbledon Common [in London]...The comparative cost of the superstructure of wooden and iron railways is stated to be as follows, per mile: Wooden Rail, £1,746 8s.; Iron Rail, £3556'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A07_249

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Format disponible

41,3Mo (3,4Mo) / 42,0cm x 24,6cm / 4960 x 2907 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation park building London England wood technology railways train British railway wooden innovation windmill location Victorian century Britain signal newspapers press wimbledon concept signalling B&W 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century steam locomotive The Print Collector Illustrated London News Merton signalling post TGN Wimbledon Common ILN newspaper engraving Unknown