Timber Collection

Walkham Viaduct
A timber viaduct on the Plymouth to Tavistock line

Tregagle Viaduct, 1898
A timber viaduct on the main line bwteen Milltown and Truro. It was replaced in 1902

Penryn Viaduct, early 1920s
A timber viaduct on the Falmouth branch line. The embankment in the background replaced the viaduct in 1923

Barmouth Bridge, c. 1920s
A view looking south east from Barmouth of Barmouth Bridge. The bridge opened in 1867. It is a single track timber viaduct built for the Aberystwyth and Pwllheli Railway

No 1 Shop, Sawmill, c1950s
A view looking down the length of No.1 Shop, the sawmill. A crane is carrying a large log ready to be cut into timber. To the right newly cut timber lengths have been processed

No 1 Shop, Sawmill, 1909
Huge logs are waiting to be cut up here in the Swindon Works sawmill. A crane, spanning the width of the mill, is used to maneuver the logs onto the cutting machines

Treviddo Viaduct, 1895
A timber viaduct on the mainline between Treslugan and Liskeard. Completed in 1857 and replaced in 1898

Carnon Viaduct nr Perranwell, c1933
A timber viaduct on the Falmouth Branch. It was replaced in 1933

No 21 Shop, timber stores, 1935
This image shows the building of the timber store in June 1935. The stores were part of 21 shop, where wagon repairs and building took place

Timber planing at the sawmill, 1953
A man operates a planing machine in one of the Works sawmills. Hundreds of metres of wood were planed each week ready for use on carriages and wagons

Making tenon joints at the sawmill, 1953
A man operates a double ended tenoning machine at one of the Works sawmills. He is cutting tenon joints out of pieces of timber

Slade Viaduct, 1892
Building of the replacement stone viaduct prior to the removal of the Brunels old timber viaduct

Liskeard Viaduct
A timber viaduct on the main line in Cornwall

Liskeard Viaduct, c1920s
A timber viaduct on the main line in Cornwall

Ringwell Viaduct, c1920s
A timber viaduct on the Falmouth branch line. It was built in 1861 and replaced by an embankment in 1933

Ponsanooth Viaduct, c1920s
The Ponsanooth Viaduct, c1920s. A timber viaduct on the Falmouth Branch. Built in the early 1860s and replaced in 1930 this was a wonderful piece of engineering

Perran Viaduct, c1920s
A timber viaduct on the Falmouth Branch. It was built in 1863 and replaced in 1927

No 1 Shop, Sawmill, November 1934
A young boy is operating a firewood chopping machine. It is not clear if he is an apprentice. Boys were often given the simple, more menial, tasks

No 2 Shop, Sawmill, 1907
Lengths of cut timber can be seen awaiting processing in No.2 Shop, Sawmill. This sawmill was situated adjacent to Bristol Street in the Railway Village

Newport Docks, 1947
S.S Empire Moon discharing timber from New Jersey

Penwithers Viaduct, 1920
The Penwithers Viaduct, 1920. A timber Class A viaduct on the Falmouth branch - it was 90ft high and 813ft long. It was replaced in 1926

St Germans Viaduct
A timber viaduct on the main line near Saltash. It was replaced in 1908

Ponsanooth Viaduct, 1929
A timber viaduct on the Falmouth Branch Line. Seen here next to the building of a masonary replacement

Coldrennick Viaduct
A timber viaduct on the main line bwteen Treslugan and Liskeard

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