Compressor [Sentinel]

Object detail

Accession number

F1065.2002

Production period

1920s

Description

Sentinel Compressor used for air-operated points

Brief History

This compressor was built by LDM, Lancashire and was installed in the redeveloped Auckland Rail Yard (also known as the Auckland Strand Station) in 1928. It was one of two compressors used to supply compressed air to power the air-operated points system in the yard. It became redundant in the early 1980s and was donated to MOTAT by the Signals Branch.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

Circa 1920s. Compressor [Sentinel], F1065.2002. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Compressor Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Energy Production T&E Power Producing Equipment

Production place

Lancashire England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Rail Transport

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