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the driver told the police "IM DELIVERING A BRIDGE "

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Originally Posted by somerfield
the driver told the police "IM DELIVERING A BRIDGE "
and it got stuck between these two pillars raftl


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Originally Posted by chriskay
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looks like it has four rail tracks two each way.
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The bridge carried 8 tracks.


8 tracks! that doesn't surprise me as is was the main shunting yard in Birkenhead.

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Originally Posted by Pinzgauer
8HBob. Errrrr... Mollington Street. Your depot ? (8H). Forgotten the tracks went to Woodside as well. DOH !


No - there was another steam shed extremely close. Two of its loco allocation still exist. Any wiser ?

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That causes more issues than you think doesn't it, what with the bridge then having to be structurally checked before trains are allowed over!?

More chaos!

trains don't run over the bridge.

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B'head Central ?? When it still had it's steam allocation ? Cecil Raikes survives somewhere (was at Steamport). Stumped with the other though !

OK Bob. Enlightenment required !

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Here's a map of the site in 1910. Lucky the Luftwaffe never hit that bridge; think of all the disruption that would have caused.

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Good lord! That is a lot of tracks!

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