Download or read book British Railway Bridges Viaducts written by Martin Smith and published by Specialist Marketing International. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Viaducts in the United Kingdom written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Cornwall Railway viaducts, List of railway bridges and viaducts in the United Kingdom, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Bennerley Viaduct, Second Severn Crossing, London Road viaduct, Dollis Brook Viaduct, London Bridge - Greenwich Railway Viaduct, Tinsley Viaduct, Kingsland Viaduct, Medway Viaducts, Stockport Viaduct, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Chelfham Viaduct, Carnon viaduct, Ribblehead Viaduct, Welland Viaduct, Giltbrook Viaduct, Barmouth Bridge, Thelwall Viaduct, Outwood Viaduct, Kingsmead Viaduct, Thornton viaduct, Penponds Viaduct, Sankey Viaduct, Angarrack viaduct, Clifton Viaduct, Holborn Viaduct, Garndiffaith Viaduct, Loughor railway viaduct, Dowery Dell, Ouse Valley Viaduct, Landore viaduct, Rakewood Viaduct, Healey Dell Viaduct, Larpool Viaduct, Lower Lydbrook Viaduct, Huckford Viaduct, Penallt Viaduct, Daisyfield Viaduct, Roch Valley Viaduct, Jamestown Viaduct, Six Arches, Ackworth, Woodside Viaduct. Excerpt: The large number of Cornwall Railway viaducts were necessitated by the topography of Cornwall, United Kingdom, where hills and areas of high ground are separated by deep river valleys that generally run north or south. However the Cornwall Railway was constructed on a largely east-west route between the towns of Plymouth, Truro and Falmouth, so it had to cross numerous valleys. 42 wooden viaducts of a distinctive type were built by contractors, most to a series of standardised designs by the Victorian railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. They consisted of timber deck spans supported by fans of timber bracing built on masonry piers. This unusual method of construction substantially reduced the cost of initial construction compared to an all-masonry structure, albeit at the cost of more expensive maintenance. Replacement of the timber viaducts by all-masonry structures began in the 1870s but a few remained in...
Download or read book British Railway Bridges With Photographs written by David Walters (Author of "British Railway Bridges".) and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Tay Bridge written by Crawford Barlow and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Aqueducts and Viaducts of Britain written by Victoria Owens and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the fascinating history behind some of the most iconic landmarks of the British landscape.
Download or read book Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 97. Chapters: Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Great Western Railway, Box Tunnel, London Paddington station, SS Great Britain, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Cornwall Railway viaducts, SS Great Eastern, Bristol Harbour, Reading railway station, Thames Tunnel, Royal Albert Bridge, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Taff Vale Railway, Underfall Yard, South Devon Railway engine houses, Liskeard railway station, SS Great Western, South Devon Railway Company, Chepstow Railway Bridge, Baulk road, Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, South Devon Railway sea wall, South Devon Banks, Bath Spa railway station, South Wales Railway, Maidenhead Railway Bridge, Brunel Manor, STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Bishop's Bridge, St Germans railway station, Carnon viaduct, Sonning Cutting, Brunel Museum, Windsor Railway Bridge, Gatehampton Railway Bridge, Angarrack viaduct, A Floating City, Loughor railway viaduct, Avon Bridge, Landore viaduct. Excerpt: The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who chose a broad gauge of in (2,140 mm) but, from 1854, a series of amalgamations saw it also operate in (1,435 mm) standard-gauge trains; the last broad-gauge services were operated in 1892. The GWR was the only company to keep its identity through the Railways Act 1921, which amalgamated it with the remaining independent railways within its territory, and it was finally wound up at the end of 1947 when it was nationalised and became the Western Region of British Railways. The GWR was called by some "God's Wonderful Railway" and by others the "Great Way Round" but it was famed...
Download or read book Masonry Bridges Viaducts and Aqueducts written by Ted Ruddock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 2,000 years the most durable spanning structures have been built of masonry, and the surviving bridges of the Roman Empire have challenged master masons, architects and engineers to emulate and surpass them. Down the centuries, bridge-builders have been commissioned by monarchs, bishops, councils of state, cities, private individuals and, more recently, waterway and railway companies. The studies collected in this volume focus chiefly on the bridges, viaducts and aqueducts themselves and the actions of the designers and builders, but also encompass the political, economic and social contexts and outcomes of their creation. Famous bridges in Britain, Italy, France, Iran and the USA are all featured. Narratives of conception, design and construction predominate, but there are also papers on construction techniques, on the analysis of documentary sources, and on the continuing search by modern engineers for satisfactory scientific description of the strength and stability of arch bridges.
Download or read book Timber Railway Bridges and Viaducts in the United Kingdom written by Nicholas Aaron Bill and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Girder Bridge After Brunel and Others written by P. S. A. Berridge and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Architecture of British Bridges written by Ronald Yee and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Industrial Revolution, Britain was at the forefront of bridge innovation. Pioneering designers such as George and Robert Stephenson, Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom Brunel created Britain's rich bridge heritage that features many world firsts and we can learn much from their ground-breaking designs. Written by an experienced bridge architect, this book includes an introduction to bridge aesthetics; it gives an outline of British bridge development and advice on parapet treatment and bridge lighting. This book offers a comprehensive overview of how the best of British bridges marry aesthetic considerations with engineering ingenuity.
Download or read book Great British Railways written by Vicki Pipe and published by September Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey of discovery and explore the top 50 things to see and do on Great British railways. Find the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. You can: - Ride across dramatic viaducts. - Visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station. - Stop at Britain's highest station. - Meet the railway cats and dogs.This lively, interactive book will inspire children – and adults – to seize the moment and explore the wonderful world of Great Britain's railways. Written by Vicki Pipe with additional fun facts from Geoff Marshall, the dynamic duo behind the YouTube channel's All the Stations and authors of The Railway Adventures.
Download or read book An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges written by David McFetrich and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 1301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An already impressive reference work has been made significantly more valuable . . . a well-illustrated alphabetized compendium of notable bridges.” —The Happy Pontist Bridges have a universal appeal as examples of man’s mastery of nature, from picturesque packhorse bridges to great spans stretching across broad estuaries, and the development of the technology that allows ever more audacious constructions is never-ending. Of the million or more bridges throughout Great Britain, David McFetrich has selected those that are significant in terms of their design, construction or location, or of their connections with people or events of history. His definitive book contains 1,600 separate entries for individual bridge sites or related groups of bridges covering more than 2,000 different structures, 165 general entries about different types of bridge and such topics as collapses and failures, and a summary of about 200 record-holding bridges in 50 different categories. The concise text is supported by more than 900 illustrations and diagrams. The result is a fascinating and readily accessible compendium. The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICA) is also on board. “A valuable resource to use . . . if you plan to visit some of these structures while on holiday or are merely planning a day out.” —East Yorkshire Family History Society “Well-written and researched and eminently readable . . . Because of the ubiquity of bridges throughout Great Britain, this volume should have wide appeal.” —NZ Crown Mines “Full of details covering the many bridges around the UK . . . I found it fascinating to see the variety of bridges around Britain, even the ones not railway related.” —Rail Advent
Download or read book The Appearance of Bridges written by Great Britain. Ministry of Transport and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modern Examples of Road and Railway Bridges written by William Henry Maw and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railway Viaducts of the British Isles written by D. T. Arlette and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boyd s Marine Viaduct or Continental Railway Bridge between England and France written by Charles BOYD (of Barnes.) and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
