Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar at Saltash gets new trackbed

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Picture by Roger Bamber 22 Jan 2003 A 3 million refurbishment of the Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar will restore Isambard Kingdom Brunel s original hardwood timber trackbase originally used from construction in1859 until the 1920s Engineers found modern sleepers and ballast trackbeds cause more metal fatigue to the structure The bridge links Devon and Cornwall Picture shows Track Layer checking the alignment of the newly laid rails on the bridge

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Size: 3610px × 2352px
Location: Royal Albert Bridge, Tamar River, Saltash Cornwall Devon border England Britain UK
Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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