1970 Council recycling

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25 October 2014 at 00:28 #23553
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25 October 2014 at 00:28 #167621
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At York near Fulford one of the local streets have for the curved kerb old tramlines that were bent to the required radius by the council blacksmith.

The name GW Kirk Iron and Brass Founders on the tram line is still very clear despite being in water and thousands of feet and automobiles going over them.

I was speaking to the man who laid them in 1970 he said there was a shortage of kerb stones so the council used the old tramlines.

Another person asked what was the material they were made from as they have a brown patina on them and corrosion is insignificant..

Can someone tell me the composition of these very old tramlines.

Paul
25 October 2014 at 08:33 #167631
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Plenty of info on the internet see this link Here

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25 October 2014 at 11:04 #167645
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I believe the tram rails (at least in NZ) are made of a steel with a high amount of Manganese, I think it is a different steel from that used on railways.

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25 October 2014 at 11:41 #167651
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Thanks for the link the chap asking about the rail material has found out about G W Kirk Foundry and Emailed this today.

G H Kirk started in Peasholme Green 1885

S H Adams “ “ 1887

They merged in 1919 & those premises were vacated 1990

Adams was a place some of York's motorcycle racers worked at it is now offices.

There are still some parts of York's industrial past to be seen nearby such as the old metal bridge to the site of the power station cooling tower which is a nature reserve by the side of the river Foss.

The power station chimney near Morrisons is still there fortunately Morrisons was not allowed to put their name on it.

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