Catalogue description Photographs illustrating reports studying the effects of wear on track, tyres and springs

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Reference: The Permanent Way Collection
Title: Photographs illustrating reports studying the effects of wear on track, tyres and springs
Description:

Mainly microphotographs or cross sections showing the metallurgical structure of rails, accompanied by detailed descriptions.

 

The reports are available for consultation on request. There are no original negatives in the NRM collections.
Date: c1931-1955
Held by: Search Engine (National Railway Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

London & North Eastern Railway, Chief Chemist's Department, Metallurgical Section

British Railway's Research Department, Metallurgical Division
Physical description: Approx 3,600 prints
Subjects:
  • Manufacturing
  • Transport engineering
Administrative / biographical background:

The first group of photographs was produced by the Metallurgical Section of the Chief Chemist's Department of the LNER. On nationalisation in 1948 the Section's role was taken over by the Metallurgical Division of British Railway's Research Department based in Derby, which was responsible for the later photographs.

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