L2218 - Steam navvy at work near Rugby

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6777

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L2218 - Steam powered excavator at work in a cutting south of Clifton Road bridge, Rugby. The pile of track and sleepers in the foreground suggests the temporary railway on the right has been recently laid. These contractor's rails were quickly put down and intensively used: in a matter of days these same tracks would almost certainly be covered in mud and debris. Note the line of tipping wagons stationed beneath the bridge, and the other girder overbridge visible beyond.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L2218.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

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L2218 - Steam powered excavator at work in a cutting south of Clifton Road bridge, Rugby. The pile of track and sleepers in the foreground suggests the temporary railway on the right has been recently laid. These contractor's rails were quickly put down and intensively used: in a matter of days these same tracks would almost certainly be covered in mud and debris. Note the line of tipping wagons stationed beneath the bridge, and the other girder overbridge visible beyond.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

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