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« Reply #46 on: April 08, 2012, 12:14:24 » |
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....and an update as of 1130 hours today 08 April 2012.....  Image (c)2012 SandTEngineer |
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« Reply #47 on: December 30, 2012, 10:23:25 » |
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... and how it looked at 14:25 on the 29th December 2012 ...  |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #48 on: December 30, 2012, 15:16:13 » |
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... which reminded me of something I've been meaning to do for a while now.  Here is a picture of the Royal Albert Viaduct, taken from an original framed print (on the wall in my study) - it's signed R P Leitch and credited 'From photographs by W J Cox and W H Luke', and dated 4 June 1859:  Apologies for any reflections from the glass - and thanks to my teenage son for his technical assistance with my digital camera.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #50 on: February 16, 2013, 15:55:58 » |
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Cornwall. a very warm welcome to the forum.
I believe the Royal Albert Bridge was always single track. I read somewhere recently what the cost would have been to make it a double track and so the decision was made to provide only a single track crossing. Unfortunately I cannot remember now where I read it or what the cost was!
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« Reply #51 on: February 16, 2013, 16:12:19 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #52 on: January 19, 2014, 15:16:36 » |
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As we have not had an update for a while here is a photograph showing progress to 19 January 2014  Image (c)2014 SandTEngineer |
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« Reply #53 on: January 19, 2014, 22:20:13 » |
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Beautiful image, S&T▸ . Thanks.
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« Reply #54 on: January 19, 2014, 22:21:11 » |
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Yes, thanks for that update, SandTEngineer.  Even with all that scaffolding and protective sheeting, the shape of Brunel's masterpiece of bridge-building is still awe-inspiringly distinctive. |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #55 on: June 04, 2014, 20:19:42 » |
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Does anyone know when the work on the bridge was/is due to be finished? Higher up the thread the estimate was "the best part of two years" - that was in 2011. Last weekend it seems work was still going on, although of the scaffolding and sheeting has gone...  |
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« Reply #56 on: June 04, 2014, 21:48:14 » |
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Aww. I was hoping to see the picture of the 'Little Giant' surveying his handiwork.  |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #58 on: June 05, 2014, 09:53:24 » |
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That pub in the background has the wrong flag on it!
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« Reply #59 on: June 16, 2014, 20:02:27 » |
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This weekend I observed the sheeting around the west tower has gone, and through the scaffolding the coating looks complete.
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