{"id":5345,"date":"2014-06-28T18:43:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T17:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2014-06-28T18:43:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T17:43:37","slug":"steel-rails-made-in-workington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2014\/06\/steel-rails-made-in-workington\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel rails made in Workington"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the low morning sunshine I made a new discovery on my\u00a0walk west to Dalston yesterday.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A steel rail with the date 1977 stamped onto it — Click image for larger view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At one point the path comes quite close to the railway tracks and, thanks to the position of the sun casting shadows, I could see\u00a0some writing on the surface of the steel rails (Click image for larger view).<\/p>\n

BS 113A – O\u00a0-BSC Workington – 1977 -BR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The raised rusty brown lettering, hidden from sight beneath the top curve of the rail, made me wonder more about the history of this piece of steel\u00a0and if the date 1977 referred to its date of manufacture.<\/p>\n

\"Train<\/a>
Train travelling towards Dalston, Cumbria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Workington steel rails<\/h2>\n

It turns out that steel made in Workington, on the west coast of Cumbria, was of a very high quality and was transported all over the world.<\/p>\n

It is reported that\u00a0the worlds first large scale steelworks was in the Moss Bay<\/a> area of the town. It operated under the title of The Moss Bay Hematite Iron Company.<\/p>\n

The works once housed a number of Bessemer Converters, established by the father of steel mass production, Henry Bessemer.<\/a><\/p>\n

When the steel production plant closed in 1974 the No.1 Converter was taken to Kelham Island Museum in Sheffield, where it remains. It is one of only three remaining\u00a0examples in the world.<\/p>\n

\"Workington<\/a>
Workington Rail production ceased in 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Company rolled the\u00a0first steel rails on 13th August, 1877. \u00a0The rail processing and production plant closed in August 2006.<\/p>\n

Thousands of trains<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking back at the rail I spotted and after a\u00a0little bit of a mental calculation given the 37\u00a0years it may have been in service I estimate that:<\/p>\n

If I assume\u00a04 trains per day average, \u00a0my calculations reveal\u00a0around 52,000 trains have passed along this line so far.<\/p>\n

To me that is amazing, but do you know the actual total ? Maybe you can add to the history of the Workington steel works or the track near Dalston? \u00a0Let me know in the comments area below.<\/p>\n

Until next time<\/p>\n

Licks and wags<\/p>\n

Charlie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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