Puffing Billy Railway
Warning Lamp, Appletons Patent Railway, circa 1900
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Appletons Patent Railway Warning Lamp with Sherwood Style burner
Used by Gangers during track work at night
Appletons was an early pioneer of railway lamp signal lamp Alfred Edward Appleton invented and patented the Spinner Railway signal lamp in England in 1897.
Appleton lamps were patented and manufactured by Alfred Edward Appleton at a factory in Sherwood during the early 1920's to late 50's and widely used throughout Queensland Railways.
Alfred Edward Appleton's father was a railway pointsman and porter on the Great Western Railway in Tewkesbury England Historic - Early Hand signalling Lantern Appletons Patent Railway Warning Lamp
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