Railway boundry post

[oxfordrocks]

Just discovered a GWR boundry post near to my house, it is inscribed "Great Western Boundry 1887".

Any-one got any idea how I can find out more about it?

I've tried the National Railway museum website but they don't seem to have a section for answering questions.

Any help would be appreciated.

[sddsddean]

If the post it is on has a cross section like this
http://ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/glossary/bridrail.gif
(sorry its small!), it is made from Brunels original 'bridge rail' which was later replaced by standard bullhead rail like this http://www.hhm.k12.nf.ca/museum/images/bullhea drail.gif
prior to and during the Broad Gauge replacement in May 1892. We had several boundary posts like this on a site I was working on near Maidenhead by the 'GWR'.
Basically, the posts purely showed the extent of the land owned by the railway company, so people knew if they were trespassing or not, trying to steal some of the railways land etc., without the railway company having to go to the expense of fencing off all the land.
They had been used previously by the canal companies for the same reasons.

[oxfordrocks]

Thanks for your info......
much appreciated