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L1573 - Bridge construction near Blaby, Leicestershire
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L1573 - Bridge construction gang at work near Blaby, Leicestershire, circa 1897. Note the wheels on this timber framed gantry: their toothed rims are untypical of those normally found on contractor's railway and machinery. This section of the Line (Contract No.3 Aylestone to Rugby) was built by Topham, Jones & Railton.
British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection
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More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found
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S.W.A. Newton
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L1573.tif
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IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative
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L1573 - Bridge construction gang at work near Blaby, Leicestershire, circa 1897. Note the wheels on this timber framed gantry: their toothed rims are untypical of those normally found on contractor's railway and machinery. This section of the Line (Contract No.3 Aylestone to Rugby) 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
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Working Life
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Industrial
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2013-06-05 13:20:10
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01/01/1897