L2823 - Navvies at work north of Rugby

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7983

Title

Description

L2823 - Four navvies pause from their work on the temporary railway and pose for Newton's camera near Rugby. Because such tracks were intensively used in all weathers and conditions by the many wagons, locos and steam powered machines required for the railway's construction, and in turn were then quickly lifted and re-laid elsewhere, the contractor's rails were poorly maintained and were invariably set on uneven muddy trackbeds.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L2823.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

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

Exhibitions with this image

L2823 - Four navvies pause from their work on the temporary railway and pose for Newton's camera near Rugby. Because such tracks were intensively used in all weathers and conditions by the many wagons, locos and steam powered machines required for the railway's construction, and in turn were then quickly lifted and re-laid elsewhere, the contractor's rails were poorly maintained and were invariably set on uneven muddy trackbeds.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

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