Deptford Creek lifting bridge
To maintain navigation rights on Deptford Creek the railway bridge is designed to lift if required. The current structure was only installed in the 60's - but I believe its now fixed. Or at least its probably impractical to raise it nowadays! This is the Greenwich line - the first steam railway in London.
If Network Rail don't do something soon to address the problem of Buddleia growing out of brickwork then they eventually wont have much brickwork left...
Deptford Creek lifting bridge
To maintain navigation rights on Deptford Creek the railway bridge is designed to lift if required. The current structure was only installed in the 60's - but I believe its now fixed. Or at least its probably impractical to raise it nowadays! This is the Greenwich line - the first steam railway in London.
If Network Rail don't do something soon to address the problem of Buddleia growing out of brickwork then they eventually wont have much brickwork left...