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Rail fastening system
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History of the railway track
The fleet of Great Western Railway wagons was both large and varied as it carried the wide variety of goods traffic on the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the United Kingdom. This was the railway company that operated for the longest period of time in the country (from 1838 to 1947) and covered a large geographical area that included big cities ...
Snowdon Mountain Railway
The track gauge was 4 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,384 mm) and fish-bellied rails were used, of 28 to 35 pounds per yard (13.9 to 17.4 kg/m) on stone blocks. [ 7 ] The inclines were all straight; the Law incline was laid with three rails at the top, four in the central section and two at the lower end; a 40 hp (30 kW) high pressure engine was provided.
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