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Tuesday 30 April 2013
The Xmas Bridge
Remember my X is for Xmas post showing the bridge that was being demolished well this is what it used to look like.
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If you look you can see one side is wider (left) that is because when Brunell built the GWR it was broad guage (wide track). When the line was widened to what you see now the lines were a standard guage which was narrower. The darker side is the newer line.
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Yes, the original had much more character.
ReplyDeleteNice photos, Bill.
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I agree with Dana.
ReplyDeleteIn the top photo, each side is a different colour. Did the right side have something over the bricks?
If you look you can see one side is wider (left) that is because when Brunell built the GWR it was broad guage (wide track). When the line was widened to what you see now the lines were a standard guage which was narrower. The darker side is the newer line.
DeleteI guess it's what they call progress but sometimes you just have to wish they'd leave things alone or restore sympathetically. Shame.
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