Building the last Main Line Railway

Rugby to Barby: gcrcs3b

This close up of image 'gcrcs3' shows one of the contractors wagons and its open side which allowed for it tip side ways. The photograph above appears to show a wooden trough presumably holding water for the horses. There also appears to empty bags underneath which could have held their feed.

The line of the railway would first have the turf removed and then a 'temporary way', the contractors railway lines, would be laid along the route. This work allowing the excavated material from cuttings to be transported via the temporary way to be tipped to the area where an embankment would be required. C1895

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