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Line of Tâmega · object presented by the Museum in June 2024
The last light told a story
The train's last vehicle was carrying important information. The Museum features a red-light taillight, used at night in the last carriage or wagon to indicate that the composition was complete. Its function was to signal, not to illuminate the path ahead of the locomotive. Registration No.1 AND POSTO. FROM THE BOOK connects the object to the Livração station, in the Vale line of the Tâmega. Reading the piece involves joining three tracks: the color of light, the position on the train and the inscription linking it to a place. This small object shows that railway history is also made of discrete signals and tasks. The presentation of the Museum, published in June 2024, describes the use and station to which the lighthouse was affected; it does not indicate a date of manufacture for the piece.
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- Draws a locomotive followed by carriages and a last vehicle.
- Mark the position of the tail headlamp and identify the colour described at the source.
- Compare your task to the pier lamp in the related reading. Two lights can transmit information or illuminate different spaces.
An activity to try at your own pace, without collecting specimens.
Open a história e os seus recursos →Sources of this proposal
- Land Museum of Basto — Taillight “N.1 AND POSTO. FREEDOM”, 2024-06-28Consultation/revision: 2026-11-07
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