L1446 - Temporary footbridge, Swithland, Leicestershire

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10367

Title

Description

L1446 - Temporary footbridge spanning a cutting at Swithland, Leicestershire, circa 1897. Note the narrow gauge contractor's wagon at the centre of the photograph. The tracks on the left are also temporary rails, but of a standard gauge built to accommodate contractor's locomotives, tipping wagons and steam navvies. This section of the Railway (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone) was constructed by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L1446.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

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

Exhibitions with this image

L1446 - Temporary footbridge spanning a cutting at Swithland, Leicestershire, circa 1897. Note the narrow gauge contractor's wagon at the centre of the photograph. The tracks on the left are also temporary rails, but of a standard gauge built to accommodate contractor's locomotives, tipping wagons and steam navvies. This section of the Railway (Contract No. 2, Leake to Aylestone) was constructed by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found here

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

File metadata

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3880.jpg

File size

2.04 MB

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JPEG