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Architect H.G.J. Schelling, originally a civil engineer, designed several railway stations in the Netherlands from the 1920s to 1950s. Schelling’s works show a distinct development in terms of construction materials used. Early railway stations, such as Naarden-Bussum (1926) have façades in fired clay brick, with details in Doornik limestone, as dimension stone typical of medieval building in the Netherlands. Later railway stations such as Amsterdam-Muiderpoort (1937) and Amsterdam Amstel (1939) were constructed in concrete, but fired clay brick, and in the case of Amstel railway station French limestone (Bois fleuri) still dominates the façades. After the Second World War, Schelling designed a series of railway stations - Enschede (1950), Hengelo (1951), Zutphen (1952), Leiden (1953, demolished) and Arnhem (1954, largely demolished) - in which visible concrete dominates the façades. In his use of concrete, Schelling was strongly inspired by Perret. Schelling used various geometric forms (so-called claustra) and above all a careful selection of concrete aggregate (different types and colours of crushed bricks, pipes and roofing tiles, selected natural sands and chert, glass) and surface finishing methods to achieve aesthetic effects. The paper outlines Schelling’s development in choice of materials, largely in his own words.
Scottish civil engineer genius, Robert Stevenson revolutionised construction methods to build lighthouses, canals, harbours, railways and roads in Scotland in the 1800s. His innovative mind created more than a dozen of lighthouses which literally lightened up the dark and dangerous shores of Scotland, saving thousands of lives which had been previously claimed by the treacherous reefs that surround the Scottish coasts.
His sons, David and Thomas Stevenson continued his legacy by building more and more lighthouses around Scotland, they also engineered and built further structures to improve the safety of the Scottish coasts for future generations.
(Robert's grandson, Robert Louis Stevenson was the famous author of Treasure Island.)
Image of the 'The Blocks', David and Thomas Stevenson's unique pier structure during high tide, in the harbour of St Monans, Fife, East Coast of Scotland.
After two days of rain it was good to get out into Nithsdale even though it was still overcast. Freightliner 66502 approaches Closeburn working Civil Engineers from Carlisle yard to Lanark. Black sheep grazing in the background. Loco is named Basford Hall Centenary 2001!
The bridge over the River Deveron was designed by the civil engineer John Smeaton (most famous for the third Eddystone Lighthouse) and completed in 1779.
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Die Golden Gate Bridge (englisch für Brücke über das goldene Tor) ist eine Hängebrücke am Eingang zur Bucht von San Francisco über das Golden Gate in Kalifornien. Sie ist das Wahrzeichen der gesamten Bay Area und für viele neben der Freiheitsstatue von New York ein Symbol für die Vereinigten Staaten. Zudem gehört sie zu den wichtigsten Attraktionen San Franciscos. Die Golden Gate Bridge wurde 1984 von der American Society of Civil Engineers in die List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks aufgenommen und 1995 zu einem der modernen Weltwunder erklärt.
Das Bauwerk wurde 1937 eröffnet, hat eine lichte Durchfahrtshöhe von 67 Metern bei Flut und verbindet mit seinen sechs Fahrspuren und zwei Geh- und Radwegen San Francisco mit dem Marin County und dem weniger dicht besiedelten Napa- und Sonoma-Valley. Ein optisch als Bogenbrücke ausgelegtes Segment der Zufahrt der Brücke überspannt auf der Stadtseite das Fort Point.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide (1.6 km) strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to Marin County, carrying both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1 across the strait. It also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and is designated as part of U.S. Bicycle Route 95. Being declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco and California. It was initially designed by engineer Joseph Strauss in 1917. The bridge was named for the Golden Gate strait, the channel that it spans.
47540 'The Institution of Civil Engineers' descends the 1:99 gradient of Pokesdown bank with the 1052 Poole to Manchester Piccadilly InterCity Cross-Country service.
The late 1990s were a time of traction shortages as far as Cross-Country was concerned. The dedicated class 47/8 locomotives regularly failed to meet their availability targets and alternative locomotives were regularly used to fill the gaps.
47540 was a dedicated Railfreight Distribution locomotive in late 1997. As one of the few such locomotives fitted with electric train heating, it appeared regularly on these workings in the late 1990s.
The grubby locomotive did survive the cull of class 47s at the start of the 21st century. Preserved in 2002, the locomotive was eventually scrapped in 2016.
Civil engineers 'Dutch' liveried 37010 and Mainline grey 37042 pass Longbridge with Pathfinders 1Z37 0620 Exeter St David's - Chester on 17 August 1996. Centro green 323219 waits at the platform and the vast Rover car works which mostly closed in 2005 dominates the background. Thanks to the invaluable Six Bells Junction for the train details.
Waterloo Bridge is an early cast iron bridge.
It spans the River Conwy at Betws-y-Coed, In Conwy county borough, north-west Wales.
The bridge is located about half a mile south-east of the village.
It was built by the civil engineer Thomas Telford.
It opened in 1815.
UK. Scotland. Craigallachie Bridge.
Craigellachie Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge across the River Spey at Craigellachie, near to the village of Aberlour in Moray, Scotland. It was designed by the renowned civil engineer Thomas Telford and built from 1812 to 1814. It is a Category A listed structure.
Architect H.G.J. Schelling, originally a civil engineer, designed several railway stations in the Netherlands from the 1920s to 1950s. Schelling’s works show a distinct development in terms of construction materials used. Early railway stations, such as Naarden-Bussum (1926) have façades in fired clay brick, with details in Doornik limestone, as dimension stone typical of medieval building in the Netherlands. Later railway stations such as Amsterdam-Muiderpoort (1937) and Amsterdam Amstel (1939) were constructed in concrete, but fired clay brick, and in the case of Amstel railway station French limestone (Bois fleuri) still dominates the façades. After the Second World War, Schelling designed a series of railway stations - Enschede (1950), Hengelo (1951), Zutphen (1952), Leiden (1953, demolished) and Arnhem (1954, largely demolished) - in which visible concrete dominates the façades. In his use of concrete, Schelling was strongly inspired by Perret. Schelling used various geometric forms (so-called claustra) and above all a careful selection of concrete aggregate (different types and colours of crushed bricks, pipes and roofing tiles, selected natural sands and chert, glass) and surface finishing methods to achieve aesthetic effects. The paper outlines Schelling’s development in choice of materials, largely in his own words.
Network Rail Class 97 diesel locomotive 97303 "Dave Berry"
0Z97 10.00 Coleham Civil Engineer's Sidings to Derby RTC Serco
Catholme, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Network Rail Class 97 diesel locomotives 97303 and 97304
0Z30 11.18 Derby RTC Serco to Coleham Civil Engineer's Sidings
Albrighton, Shropshire
Civil engineers 'Dutch' liveried class 33s 33057 and 33030 seen on the down slow line at South Croydon with the 6Y57 1337 Hoo Junction -Three Bridges engineers train in May 1996
In Civil Engineers' 'Dutch' livery, 37258 passes Bathampton on 8 June, 1996 with the first up 'Weymouth Sand & Cycle Explorer', 1655 Weymouth-Bristol Temple Meads (2V87). Two guards' compartments provided space for up to 50 cycles, and there was no need to book in advance. One suspects this creative marketing venture by BR's Regional Railways sector would be more successful if launched today, given the increased popularity of cycling and the high price of fuel.
The Calder and Hebble Navigation, a canal in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
By the beginning of the 18th century, the Aire and Calder Navigation had made the River Calder navigable as far upstream as Wakefield. The aim of the Calder and Hebble Navigation was to extend navigation west (upstream) from Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge near Halifax.
The first attempt to obtain an Act of Parliament was made in 1740, as a result of a petition by the people of Halifax, Ripponden and Elland. John Eyes of Liverpool surveyed the route, and presented a scheme for a navigation which would use the River Calder from Wakefield to its junction with the River Hebble, follow the Hebble to Salterhebble Bridge, and then follow the Halifax Brook to reach Halifax. The bill was defeated, due to opposition from local landowners who feared that it would cause flooding, from millers, who thought that navigation would disrupt their water supply, and from the promoters of several Turnpike Bills, who were intending to build roads which would follow a similar route.
The second attempt followed a meeting of the Union Club in Halifax on 2 September 1756, which considered how to improve the import of wool and corn to the town. They invited the civil engineer John Smeaton to make a new survey, which he did in late 1757. An Act was obtained on 9 June 1758, for this extended route, and created Commissioners, who must own an estate valued at more than £100, or have a personal fortune of more than £3,000.
Construction started in November 1759, with Smeaton acting as engineer. By November 1764, the navigation was open as far as Brighouse, some 16 miles (26 km) from Wakefield. Having borrowed £56,000, factions arose within the Commissioners, with some wanting to stop at Brooksmouth, where the Rivers Hebble and Calder meet, and others wanting to raise more money and complete the scheme. The second option gained most support, and a new committee was set up, who asked James Brindley to take over from Smeaton in 1765. The work was just complete when a further flood caused so much damage that the only option was to close the navigation again.
The Commissioners felt unable to borrow more money, and so a second Act of Parliament was obtained on 21 April 1769, which formally created the Company of Proprietors of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. This consisted of all of the 81 people who had loaned money to the original scheme, and these loans were converted into £100 shares. Additional shares could be issued, and the Company could borrow up to £20,000, with the future tolls used as security.
The Navigation prospered, with dividends rising steadily from 5 per cent in 1771 to 13 per cent in 1792. Under the terms of the Act of Parliament, tolls were reduced when the dividend exceeded 10 per cent, and the first such reduction occurred in 1791.
In 1798 a long cut at Thornhill was made, bypassing the town of Dewsbury. Trade with the town was maintained by the construction of a new branch from Thornhill to Dewsbury. Another stimulus to trade was provided by the Rochdale Canal, which opened up a through route from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester from 1804.
The Manchester and Leeds Railway company, which had approached the Calder and Hebble in 1836, but had been rebuffed, opened their line between 1839 and 1841. It followed the line of the canal and that of the Rochdale Canal. A year later, with canal shares having lost 66 per cent of their value, the canal company approached the railway, who agreed to lease the canal for £40,000 per year for 14 years, commencing on 25 March 1843. The Aire and Calder Navigation objected to the lease, and in April 1847, the Attorney General and the Solicitor General ruled that it was illegal, and must cease. Soon afterwaards, the Aire and Calder offered to lease the canal itself, and the agreement started in September. After the Aire and Calder's lease expired in 1885, the Navigation Company again took charge, rebuilt many of the bridges, and established the Calder Carrying Company. Shareholders continued to receive dividends until the canal was nationalized in 1948, and the canal was used by commercial traffic until 1981.
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In 1910 a Norwegian civil engineer named Fougner thought of using concrete to build ships. Three concrete ships were built. The Peralta and the Palo Alto were built for wartime use as tankers, however World War One ended before ship construction was finished -- so they were never used.
The Palo Alto remained docked in Oakland until 1929, when the Cal-Nevada Company bought the ship with the idea of making her into an amusement and fishing ship. Her maiden voyage was made under tow to Seacliff State Beach. Once positioned at the beach, the sea cocks were opened and the Palo Alto settled to the ocean bottom. By the summer of 1930 a pier had been built leading to the ship, the ship was remodeled. A dance floor on the main deck was added, also a cafe in the superstructure was built, as was a fifty-four foot heated swimming pool, and a series of carnival type concessions were placed on the afterdeck. The Cal-Nevada Company went broke after two seasons -- then the Palo Alto was stripped, leaving the ship and the pier to be used only for fishing. (California Dept of Parks and Recreation).
When we went there it was very hazy, and we could not even see the ship. However the haze lifted just as we were leaving, and I got to snap a few pictures. Zooming in on the ship itself you can see that it was full of birds, mainly pelicans.
Being a Civil Engineer by profession, it is somewhat impossible to think about doing Concordia & K2 base camp trek. You need at least 17 days leave for this. In last 10 years of my working career, I never able to take consecutive holidays even for one week. Working for six days in a week Concordia was really a dream. In 2015, I planned to visit Concordia & K2 base camp at any cost even at risk of leaving my job. To keep myself determined and motivated in my ambition, I started to write a daily diary about my preparation for K2 trek prior to one month before leaving. I also drew sketches of various mountains that supposed to come across the trek. Mitri peak was one of my favorite peaks. It was good to take photo of my sketch with actual peak in background…..
The bridge over the River Deveron was designed by the civil engineer John Smeaton (most famous for the third Eddystone Lighthouse) and completed in 1779.
Preserved civil engineers liveried 37250 pictured at the head of a rake of Mk2 stock at the Wensleydale Railway's Leeming Bar station on the morning of 6/7/2023. New in December 1964 as D6950 and allocated to Cardiff Canton depot it was renumbered 37250 in February 1974. Withdrawn by EWS after its return from working in France, it was bought for preservation in January 2008 and has been resident at the Wensleydale Railway since 2011.
Architect H.G.J. Schelling, originally a civil engineer, designed several railway stations in the Netherlands from the 1920s to 1950s. Schelling’s works show a distinct development in terms of construction materials used. Early railway stations, such as Naarden-Bussum (1926) have façades in fired clay brick, with details in Doornik limestone, as dimension stone typical of medieval building in the Netherlands. Later railway stations such as Amsterdam-Muiderpoort (1937) and Amsterdam Amstel (1939) were constructed in concrete, but fired clay brick, and in the case of Amstel railway station French limestone (Bois fleuri) still dominates the façades. After the Second World War, Schelling designed a series of railway stations - Enschede (1950), Hengelo (1951), Zutphen (1952), Leiden (1953, demolished) and Arnhem (1954, largely demolished) - in which visible concrete dominates the façades. In his use of concrete, Schelling was strongly inspired by Perret. Schelling used various geometric forms (so-called claustra) and above all a careful selection of concrete aggregate (different types and colours of crushed bricks, pipes and roofing tiles, selected natural sands and chert, glass) and surface finishing methods to achieve aesthetic effects. The paper outlines Schelling’s development in choice of materials, largely in his own words.
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As a Civil Engineer, I love bridges...and this one is simple but big and beefy and strong which makes it just as interesting. Those extra large abutments weren't very space friendly (as you can see from the cut-thru where my truck is on the right) back when this was constructed but they definitely do their job. And the steel girders are just as big and strong...a beautiful way to build train or railway bridges!
Image was taken during my trek to photograph all 95 county courthouses across my home state of Tennessee...now revisiting in order that the courthouses were photographed!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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Civil Engineers liveried 31166 and 31146 come of Barmouth Bridge with the 1J02 0957 Saturdays only Birmingham New St Pwllheli on June 1993. I think this was the penultimate working of this train with locos. Thanks very much to Railgen Archive for the details.
One last shot in the sunshine of DRS's 37422 VICTORIOUS & 37401 MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS at Ardgay civil engineers yard on Sunday 6th February 2022.
The Historic Columbia River Highway is an approximately 121 km scenic highway in the U.S. state of Oregon between Troutdale and The Dalles, built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922. As the first planned scenic roadway in the United States, it has been recognized in numerous ways, including a listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark, designation as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and considered a "destination unto itself" as an All-American Road by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
'Dutch' civil engineers liveried duo 33108 (owned by The Class 33/1 Preservation Society) and GB Railfreight's 73119 'Paul Taylor' pass through quaint rural surroundings at Coombys Farm, near Highley, during the Severn Valley Railway's Spring 2024 diesel gala on 19th May. They were working the late running 15:15 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster service.
The CN Tower held the record for the world's tallest free-standing structure for 32 years, from 1975 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa, and was the world's tallest tower until 2009 when it was surpassed by the Canton Tower.[9][10][11] It is currently the ninth-tallest free-standing structure in the world and remains the tallest free-standing structure on land in the Western Hemisphere. In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.[12][13][5]
It is a signature icon of Toronto's skyline[14][15] and attracts more than two million international visitors annually.[5][16] It houses several observation decks, a revolving restaurant at some 1,151 feet (351 m), and an entertainment complex.
GB Railfreight Class 69 diesel locomotives 69002 "Bob Tiller CM & EE" and 69005 "Eastleigh" approach Haselour Lane, Elford working 3Q98 13.30 Toton Traction Maintenance Depot to Coleham Civil Engineers Sidings.
Colas Rail Class 56 diesel locomotive 56113 approaches Buckford Lane, having joined the Derby to Birmingham line at Stenson Junction, working 6K35 09.20 Stapleford & Sandiacre Chief Civil Engineer's Siding to Longport Pinnox Branch Esso Sidings
BR blue class 20s 20166 and 20071 pass Hatton with a short rake of Civil Engineers 'Seacow' wagons loaded with ballast in April 1987
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Here we see Freightliner locomotive 66546 working civil engineers train 6K50 from Toton Yard to Crewe Basford Hall at teatime on the 17/6/22.
26035 - Civil Engineers trip to Barassie Yard, which was formed of various vehicles for the Electrification work going on at that time - Barassie - 12/08/86.
Network Rail Class 97 diesel locomotive 97303 "Dave Berry"
0Z98 14.46 Derby RTC Serco to Coleham Civil Engineer's Sidings
Wigginton, Tamworth, Staffordshire
GB Railfreight Class 69 diesel locomotive 69002 "Bob Tiller CM & EE" and 69005 "Eastleigh"
3Q98 13.30 Toton Traction Maintenance Depot to Coleham Civil Engineers Sidings
Elford, Staffordshire
Network Rail Class 97 diesel locomotive 97303 "Dave Berry"
0Z97 17.15 Derby RTC Serco to Coleham Civil Engineer's Sidings
Catholme, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Civil engineers 'Dutch' liveried 31147 approaches Morfa Mawddach with the 1K10 1530 Pwllheli - Crewe in July 1992.
Civil Engineers 'Dutch' 47300 passing Clay Cross North Jct, Heading Down the Midland Main Line with Loaded Rails, 28.08.1992
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A lucky shot, as we had just arrived at Dr. Day's Junction and wandered up to the bridge parapet to check the location only to find Class 50 No. 50031 'Hood' held on the curve, waiting for the road. It was heading an engineers working consisting of a rake of empty Dogfish wagons. The Class 50 fleet was in the process of being rundown, with several allocated to the Civil Engineers Department, hence its use on this working 1700 Bristol East Yard - East Usk Yard on 7th October 1990. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Heading out of Burton Wetmore Sidings, 31128 Charybdis gets ready to work 0Z31 to Lichfield Trent Valley Low Level Civil Engineer's Siding.
The Permanent way gang is out as 9F, 92134 passes with a goods train at Swithland on the GCR during a Timeline Events photo charter.
EWS liveried 90029"Institution of Civil Engineers" crosses the river at Manningtree on 24/April/2004 with the 11.40 Norwich to London Liverpool St. service.
Llangollen, Wales
The abridged version for all those who suffered yesterday's commentary.
There once was a civil engineer
Who built an aqueduct here.
Thomas Telford was his name,
And building bridges was his game,
and so today, we can cross without any fear.
The ETH fitted Duff has been relegated to Civil Engineers duties but finds itself promoted to the 14.18 Hams Hall - Wembley intermodal, seen restarting from a signal check before taking the up loop. A Dusty-bin has just cleared in the nick of time!
Civil Engineers 'Dutch' liveried 37058 eases up to a signal check at Abergele & Pensarn with the 1222 Bangor -Crewe on 3 July 1999