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Grahame, perhaps you should report that to the ORR» and H&S▸ Executive......  Unsure - I'm no expert. I'm following on from an article on Bookham footbridge which none-experts feel in unsafe, but I'm sure the experts have looked at and considered safe; any comment / report I make on the one pictured runs the probability of being a false report - there were significant signs of some recent patching which suggest to me that the bridge is in someone's viewfinder. |
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« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2017, 11:20:40 » |
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I get the impression that there are a lot of poorly-maintained footbridges in the SomewhereelseRail area, having watched All The Stations...
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« Reply #32 on: October 14, 2017, 12:01:45 » |
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With the GWR▸ footbridge at St Austell now replaced and closed, I do wonder if there is any mileage in taking it off site for refurbishment and reuse elsewhere.
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« Reply #33 on: October 14, 2017, 12:04:23 » |
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« Reply #35 on: February 09, 2018, 20:55:13 » |
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What gets me is that it is obviously more than possible to do exceptional work to restore these magnificent structures, fit for the 21st century, yet given the slightest excuse bridges such as the one at St Austell are to be removed and given away, when with a little thought they could sensibly and aesthetically be reused elsewhere on the network.
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« Reply #36 on: February 09, 2018, 21:10:46 » |
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What gets me is that it is obviously more than possible to do exceptional work to restore these magnificent structures, fit for the 21st century, yet given the slightest excuse bridges such as the one at St Austell are to be removed and given away, when with a little thought they could sensibly and aesthetically be reused elsewhere on the network.
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« Reply #37 on: February 11, 2018, 11:20:03 » |
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I am not one to admit to liking the desire to restore old structure's that are well past their best.
However in this case, having seen the work carried out, I am very impressed with the restoration.
I hope the station user's at Teignmouth appreciate the work carried out, without changing the colour scheme with
spray cans or showing an 'aversion' to glass.
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« Reply #38 on: February 11, 2018, 13:38:58 » |
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« Reply #39 on: February 11, 2018, 14:10:20 » |
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Overnight the bridge has been craned back into place although not yet in use.
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« Reply #40 on: April 03, 2018, 21:13:47 » |
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Overnight the bridge has been craned back into place although not yet in use.
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« Reply #41 on: April 03, 2018, 22:04:26 » |
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« Reply #42 on: July 10, 2018, 14:51:19 » |
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From DevonliveA large object believed to be an unexploded half-ton world war one bomb has been found under Teignmouth Pier.
Police, Royal Navy Bomb disposal squad and coastguards called for reinforcements and an exclusion zone was extended at lunchtime today after an initial inspection of the suspect device.
Divers who found the bomb say it is 4ft long and 2ft wide.
Police have now closed the whole of the beach and seafront from The Point at the Shaldon side to Teignmouth Yacht Club next to the Dawlish rail line. Slightly out of the range of this camera but might just see something as activity continues http://www.teignmouth-nci.org.uk/live-webcamPlan is to carry out a controlled explosion around 4pm with trains being stopped briefly at that point. |
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« Reply #43 on: July 10, 2018, 15:40:11 » |
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Line has been closed since 1500, expected to re-open around 1630.
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« Reply #44 on: July 10, 2018, 15:40:50 » |
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Like all great plans.... Railway closed at 3pm while the device was towed a mile out to sea.
The 12:30 Paddington to Penzance was terminated at Exeter St Davids (not good news - particularly as the 11:30 to the West Country was terminated at Bristol Temple Meads due to a train fault).
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