L1616 - Steam navvy at work near Blaby, Leicestershire

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10512

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Description

L1616 - Steam navvy and her crew at work on Contract No.3 (Aylestone to Rugby) near Blaby, Leicestershire, circa 1897. However primitive these machines may now appear to be, the construction of the London Extension was the first large scale railway undertaking to benefit from this relatively new technology. The cab to the rear of the engine is a later modification, added by the contractors to provide a shelter for their men. This section of the Line was built by Topham, Jones & Railton.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L1616.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

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

Exhibitions with this image

L1616 - Steam navvy and her crew at work on Contract No.3 (Aylestone to Rugby) near Blaby, Leicestershire, circa 1897. However primitive these machines may now appear to be, the construction of the London Extension was the first large scale railway undertaking to benefit from this relatively new technology. The cab to the rear of the engine is a later modification, added by the contractors to provide a shelter for their men. This section of the Line was built by Topham, Jones & Railton.

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

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