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« on: August 29, 2009, 20:18:31 » |
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One of these should be easy, one middlin and one quite tough ... but all three pictures show bridges that carry or carried railway lines that may not all be quite within FGW▸ territory, but aren't many miles from it either.    |
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paul7575
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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2009, 21:19:25 » |
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1. Waterloo - Waterloo East link bridge. Did a double take when I saw the trees though  Paul |
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John R
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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2009, 21:43:27 » |
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Second bridge is just east of Swindon on the A420?
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grahame
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« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2009, 22:04:58 » |
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1. Waterloo - Waterloo East link bridge. Did a double take when I saw the trees though Paul Yes ... the upper bridge is the current footbridge, the lower bridge used to carry the linking railway and in the background is the bridge from Charing Cross to Waterloo (East) Second bridge is just east of Swindon on the A420?
Yes ... formally the Wilts and Berks canal went through the right mast arch |
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John R
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2009, 22:08:27 » |
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Yes ... formally the Wilts and Berks canal went through the right mast arch
How can a canal be formal? Did it wear a bow tie? |
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grahame
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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2009, 22:17:31 » |
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How can a canal be formal? Did it wear a bow tie?
No - a cravat - the canal was around long before bow ties "Formerly" it should have said! |
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JayMac
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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2009, 22:36:26 » |
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No3. Wireworks Branch Bridge over the River Wye. Photo taken from the grounds of Tintern Abbey?
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2009, 22:53:54 » |
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No3. Wireworks Branch Bridge over the River Wye. Photo taken from the grounds of Tintern Abbey?
Yes, it *is* at Tintern over the Wye take from close to (but not in) the Abbey grounds. It sounds like you know something more about this bridge that I do ... can you tell us more about "The Wireworks" and how it justified its own branch and bridge? |
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2009, 23:22:08 » |
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No3. Wireworks Branch Bridge over the River Wye. Photo taken from the grounds of Tintern Abbey?
Yes, it *is* at Tintern over the Wye take from close to (but not in) the Abbey grounds. It sounds like you know something more about this bridge that I do ... can you tell us more about "The Wireworks" and how it justified its own branch and bridge? This might help.....it's where I found the answer! Although I only looked for conformation. I visited Tintern Abbey many years ago on a school trip and remember walking over the bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern_Wireworks_Branchhttp://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/wye_photos.html |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2009, 06:11:45 » |
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Many thanks for the follow up ... I woke this morning and woke, with a coffee, and reading the background information as why an incredibly short branch to nowhere-in-particular seems to heva been built in spite of such heavy engineering |
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« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2009, 10:29:25 » |
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When I saw the title my immediate answer was the Brentford Branch.
To add to the fun now the answers are out why would I think Brentford Branch?
Also on the three bridges theme where was the only alledged place where three railway lines crossed each two on bridges one above the other?
And to make it harder what were the three railway companies (pre 1922)?
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« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2009, 11:31:04 » |
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When I saw the title my immediate answer was the Brentford Branch.
To add to the fun now the answers are out why would I think Brentford Branch?
3 bridges on top of each other. Rail, Grand Union canal and the A4127 |
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« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2009, 12:23:48 » |
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When I saw the title my immediate answer was the Brentford Branch.
To add to the fun now the answers are out why would I think Brentford Branch?
3 bridges on top of each other. Rail, Grand Union canal and the A4127 Spot on. What about the second part, can give a clue definitely not GW▸ ? |
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grahame
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« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2009, 20:13:08 » |
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Spot on. What about the second part, can give a clue definitely not GW▸ ?
I'm blank on this one. I'm thinking that it might be a South Wales Valley where there was a high level line going right across the valley and two others crossing below, but something from the distant past nags "Dudley" and I wouldn't be surprised if there was somewhere that three tube lines all go one above t'other. |
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« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2009, 21:05:22 » |
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Kings cross /St pancras mainlines north , as well as High speed 1 and say the north london line or possibly the circle & meteropolitean lines (though probably lots of 2 sets of lines crossing very close together). On a similar theme Clapham junction/battersea area especially with the West London line diving under to get to Clapham juntion. My other thought was yorkshire with disused lines crisscrossing each other ( inspired by railway walks)
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