MERLIN 27
60103 - KGV BRIDGE KEADBY
KING GEORGE V BRIDGE - CENTENARY
LNER A3 Pacific 60103 'Flying Scotsman' crosses the River Trent over the King George V bridge at Keadby on the approach to Althorpe station at the head of 'The Tynesider' 1Z42 07:12 Cleethorpes - Morpeth railtour on 11th June 2016.
The Grade II King George V bridge, a Scherzer rolling lift bridge, was first opened on May 21st 1916, however the lifting section has not been used since 1956. Built by the iconic bridge building firm of Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd of Glasgow, the KIng George V bridge is somewhat overlooked in comparison to other bridges built by the the Company, such as the Tay and Forth railway bridges, having had no formal opening cermony due to WWI and little recognition this year, other than by local schoolchildren, of its centenary.
60103 - KGV BRIDGE KEADBY
KING GEORGE V BRIDGE - CENTENARY
LNER A3 Pacific 60103 'Flying Scotsman' crosses the River Trent over the King George V bridge at Keadby on the approach to Althorpe station at the head of 'The Tynesider' 1Z42 07:12 Cleethorpes - Morpeth railtour on 11th June 2016.
The Grade II King George V bridge, a Scherzer rolling lift bridge, was first opened on May 21st 1916, however the lifting section has not been used since 1956. Built by the iconic bridge building firm of Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd of Glasgow, the KIng George V bridge is somewhat overlooked in comparison to other bridges built by the the Company, such as the Tay and Forth railway bridges, having had no formal opening cermony due to WWI and little recognition this year, other than by local schoolchildren, of its centenary.