Edith St bridge demolition, Easter weekend 2011

After over 100 years carrying the railway from Sunderland to Hartlepool, the underbridge at Dawdon spanning Edith Street finally meets its end. With a hydraulic shear attachment the demolition machine made short work of the steel deck (only taking 1.5hrs to remove altogether) and then the brickwork supporting it was modified for the new deck. The works started on Friday night of 22nd and finished in the early hours of Monday 26th April.

Busy Bridgenorth

Gala day and a busy Bridgenorth shed..

The End for 45015 after so long waiting to be saved

After many years being stored for eventual preservation the final curtain has now come down on the rapidly decomposing "Peak" 45015. Languishing at the Battlefield Line, its days are now over and is to be scrapped after component recovery or other classmates lucky enough to escape the cutters torch after over 4 decades of loyal service. Another piece of British Railways history confined to the photo albums of those wanting to preserve in memory only...

River Wear crossings - 1 x road, 1 x rail..

Wear bridges for both road n rail side by side.