L3097 - Tunnel portal under construction

iBase ID

9666

Title

Description

L3097 - A line of contractor's temporary railway enters what is thought to be a portal of the Great Central's 3000 yard tunnel at Catesby, Northamptonshire. Despite the apparent chaos of a roughly hewn cutting littered with a mass of debris and materials, the curved wing walls and facade are nearing completion. Note the jib of a steam powered crane in the top right of the picture.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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

Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L3097.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

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

Exhibitions with this image

L3097 - A line of contractor's temporary railway enters what is thought to be a portal of the Great Central's 3000 yard tunnel at Catesby, Northamptonshire. Despite the apparent chaos of a roughly hewn cutting littered with a mass of debris and materials, the curved wing walls and facade are nearing completion. Note the jib of a steam powered crane in the top right of the picture.

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

File name

7832.jpg

File size

2.30 MB

File extension

JPEG