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47p2
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Location: Glasgow
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 Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:24 am Post subject: British Road Services AEC 1962 |
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Crossing the Connel Bridge near Oban c1962
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Kenham
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Location: Kent
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| Thanks for the picture ,I think they was one of the best looking lorries of the time. Looks a bit tight through the bridge with the AEC presumably one hopes the train does not turn up. Ken |
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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Location: Glasgow
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| Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:58 am Post subject: |
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Vehicular traffic was halted when a train went over the bridge.
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Hi
That picture has triggered a question.
How many dual purpose bridges remain?
There is a new one in Preston on the docks, the one between Harlech and Porthmadoch has been rebuilt so that rail and road are now alongside each other, I am sure it used to be like the Connel bridge.
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47p2
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| Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the train crossing the bridge
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47p2
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Another couple of British Road Service trucks
Tractor unit
Morris van based in Scotland
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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| Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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John,
That R/Front wing looks 'well skelpt' going by the ripples on it.
Art |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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The first lorry is an early postwar ERF C.I., the C.I. Meaning compression ignition or diesel to you or I. Fitted with Gardner engines of the 'LW' type. The second lorry is a Guy, being a tractor unit it would be an 'Otter'. The cab design was shared with Thorneycroft.
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emmerson
Joined: 30 Sep 2008
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Location: South East Wales
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| Those BRS shots are from a lovely old film about a team of drivers hauling cement to a dam project somewhere in Scotland. Sorry I can't remember the title. Can anyone help? |
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Rick
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emmerson
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Location: South East Wales
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Rick, I remember borrowing it about 20 years ago. It wasn't from you was it?  |
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christine lowery
Joined: 30 Sep 2009
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Location: wallsend tyne and wear
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| Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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I thing we should hide these photos the Scottish government are looking for a cheep fix for the forth road bridge till the new one opens look no further
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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| Rick wrote: | | emmerson wrote: | | Those BRS shots are from a lovely old film about a team of drivers hauling cement to a dam project somewhere in Scotland. Sorry I can't remember the title. Can anyone help? |
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm I've a feeling that I once had that on VHS somewhere, it may still be lurking in a box but could equally have been passed on.
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Found it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpTf9S_07NQ
This chunk is 2, chunk 1 shows the start of the cement haulers.
Found another link with it all in one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYFOjy_j6UM
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Bitumen Boy
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| 47p2 wrote: | | Vehicular traffic was halted when a train went over the bridge. |
I came across a story somewhere about an ambulance that wasn't going to wait for the train, this would have beeen in the latter years of the railway. The driver charged the gate at the end of the bridge and squeezed through at speed, causing minor damage to ambulance and train alike but carrying on regardless. I forget now if the bridge keeper managed to get the second gate opened in time or whether that one was wrecked as well  |
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emmerson
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Location: South East Wales
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| Thanks penman. That's the one. I'll wallow in nostalgia now for half an hour! |
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