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Merredin Railway Museum > Records

ADLAKE LAMP FITTINGS

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3 glass chimneys 2 burners 2 in shaft 4 wicks 1 collar 15/16 in x3/4 in 1 smaller glass chimney added to this class No in 2006 Adlake Lamp displayed in room 8 glass cabinet

Historical information

These lamps were used in railway signalingfrom the inception of railway transport in WA & predating electrification .In merredin area these lamps were still in use as late as 1983 but are no longer in service having been replaced with electric lamps

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cwa-org-156-1991.474

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Merredin Railway Museum

Merredin Railway Museum

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