Catalogue description Photographs of British Railways' North Eastern Region signal boxes by W Cartwright

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Details of The Cartwright Collection
Reference: The Cartwright Collection
Title: Photographs of British Railways' North Eastern Region signal boxes by W Cartwright
Description:

His simple record photographs show the boxes themselves, level crossing and some signal box interiors, mainly in Yorkshire but also the North East, including the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area. There are also seven prints showing Lymington Pier signal box in Hampshire.

 

The prints are on album pages, with captions, with an alphabetical index listing locations. There are negatives for 583 of the prints.
Date: 1956-1957
Held by: Search Engine (National Railway Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Cartwright, William L, fl 1956 - 1957, signal engineer, of Yorkshire
Physical description: 856 prints; 583 negatives
Subjects:
  • Transport engineering
Administrative / biographical background:

Cartwright's photographs of British Railway's North Eastern Region signal boxes were taken as part of his work as a signal engineer based in Yorkshire.

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