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November 17th 06, 08:45 AM
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The first bow-string arch bridge in Britain to carry a railway
BH Williams wrote:
"Charles Ellson" wrote in message news  On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:30:23 +0000, Tom Anderson wrote: 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..... It's surprising they work upside down. And these Cumbrian construction guys never could read a drawing! -- Chris Game "Hopefully the net-dwelling paranoid delusional conspiracy theorists won't descend upon me " -- Chris Pratley, MSFT. |
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