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Rehab of stone viaduct on UK's Settle - Carlisle line

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Rehab of stone viaduct on UK's Settle - Carlisle line
Posted by daveklepper on Thursday, April 15, 2021 5:28 AM

May be of interest:

https://youtu.be/eEJ1mmccSDY

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Friday, April 16, 2021 8:29 AM

Beautiful viaduct on a great line. 

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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, April 16, 2021 9:26 AM

It's something, how proud they all are to work on the viaduct. 

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, April 16, 2021 12:08 PM

What a timeless structure!  The Victorians certainly built for the ages, didn't they?

And look at the discomfort the crew's going through in the video with modern protective clothing!  Can you imagine the Victorian workers out there with nothing more than wool outer clothing?  Tough people back then!

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Posted by Overmod on Saturday, April 17, 2021 5:30 PM

Didn't the old British "Railway Roundabout" program have an eppysode about inspecting this viaduct, using the then-new 'manlift'-capable offset crane that could reach 'down and over' from track level?

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