Thread: The first bow-string arch bridge in Britain to carry a railway
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Old November 17th 06, 11:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Default The first bow-string arch bridge in Britain to carry a railway
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006, BH Williams wrote:


"Charles Ellson" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:30:23 +0000, Tom Anderson
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Chris Game wrote:

Charles Ellson wrote:

Isn't there a yonks-old bowstring bridge on a disused line somewhere up
near Penrith ?

There are several such bridges, some inverted.

Crumbs - how did that happen?

Kids probably. It's not safe to leave anything unattended nowadays.

Erector held the drawing upside down.....

Aaah. I was thinking it was part of some sort of railway / rollercoaster
hybrid setup. That would have explained why it's now disused. Bloody HMRI
bedwetters.

tom

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