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The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, is a bridge in northern England. It is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees and the longest remaining transporter in the world. The bridge is grade II* listed and its winch house and piers are grade II listed.
Temenos Sculpture, The Clock Tower, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge and Able UK's Gate Guardian.
And not forgetting a Sun Pillar.
During an unexpected quiet interlude at Middlesbrough station, 'K1' 2-6-0 62005 waits for the right away to Battersby Junction and the Esk Valley line, the 5Z09 15;17 Carlisle High Wapping Sidings to Grosmont positioning move, just after sunset on Monday 16th September 2019. Such a tragedy that the station, once with an overall roof, was devastated in 1942, but some of the original ironwork survives at the eastern end, as does the signal box visible at the western end of the station.
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6N11 Scunthorpe to Redcar. Class 66 (Maritime Intermodal four) in Maritime Blue lively heads east towards Middlesbrough.
The 1P79 15.00 Manchester Victoria to Saltburn TPE service, thanks to Andrew Shenton for taking us to this interesting viewpoint of the lifting Newport Bridge which opened in 1934 and performed its final lift in 1990.
Last shot of a wonderful two day visit to Teesside, featuring the 2D54 17.24 Darlington to Saltburn service.
Middlesbrough College at Middlehaven Dock, with the Transporter Bridge in the background.Taken at sunrise.
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On 4th October 2000, EWS 'Dutch' (Civil Engineers) liveried 56048 heads away from Middlesbrough Goods sidings at 10:50am with a rake of hopper wagons following their discharge of rock salt product at A.V. Dawson's Ayrton railhead. The Doncaster Works-built 'Grid' was to be withdrawn from service in August 2002 and was disposed of by EMR at Kingsbury.
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DB 66101 with the returning empty slab flats near Middlesbrough working 6D11 13:24 Lackenby B.S.C- Scunthorpe B.S.C. 22/03/2018.
The building to the left, is Webb House. This is believed to be the only commercial building designed by the father of the arts and craft movement, Philip Webb.
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The building to the right is the Zetland Hotel. This is a Victorian pub that has recently been refurbished and has the most fabulous tiled interior in the bar.
Under leaden skies and the light failing rapidly, 'B1' class 4-6-0 61264 makes a spirited departure from Middlesbrough station, attempting to recover some of its 11-minute down time, heading the 1Z47 16:30 Whitby to York 'Whitby Flyer' charter at 6.20pm on Saturday 18th March 2017.
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Middlesbrough. The Tees Transporter Bridge, often referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees, England. It connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, to Port Clarence, on the north bank. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a travelling 'car', or 'gondola', suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds. The gondola can carry 200 people, 9 cars, or 6 cars and one minibus. It carries the A178 Middlesbrough to Hartlepool road. Locally the bridge is often referred to simply as 'the Transporter'.
Something I just learned about this bridge was that In 1974, the comedy actor Terry Scott, travelling between his hotel in Middlesbrough and a performance at the Billingham Forum, mistook the bridge for a regular toll crossing and drove his Jaguar off the end of the roadway, landing in the safety netting beneath! We know about that, eh Phil!!
Middlesbrough Town Hall is a Grade II listed building located in Middlesbrough, England. It was built between 1883-1889 to replace the older and much smaller Old Town Hall. The architect was George Gordon Hoskins of Darlington and the project cost £130,000. The official opening took place on 23 January 1889 and was performed by the then Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees. It connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, to Port Clarence, on the north bank. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a moving 'gondola', suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds. The gondola can carry 200 people, 9 cars, or 6 cars and one minibus. It carries the A178 Middlesbrough to Hartlepool road.
Following a 1907 Act of Parliament the Bridge was built at a cost of £68,026 6s 8d (equivalent to £6,490,000 in 2015 values), by Sir William Arrol & Co. of Glasgow & Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington between 1910 and 1911. A transporter bridge was chosen because Parliament ruled that the new scheme of crossing the river had to avoid affecting the river navigation. The opening ceremony was performed by Prince Arthur of Connaught on 17 October 1911 and was Grade II listed in 1985
The Bridge has an overall length (including cantilevers) of 851 feet leaving a span between the centres of the towers of 590 feet the beam of the bridge being carried at a height of 160 feet above the road. The bridge is the longest remaining transporter bridge in the world. The bridge is currently owned by Middlesbrough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Middlesbrough Council has control of the day-to-day operations and maintenance. In 2011 the Tees Transporter Bridge received a £2.6m Heritage Lottery Fund award for improvement and renovation work to mark the Bridge's centenary.
The iconic Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge across the river Tees on an extremely wet April morning! The Grade II-listed structure, which opened in 1911, is one of only six of its type still operating in the world and the only one in England. Refurbishment of the 104-year-old structure, which closed in August 2013, had been expected to last eight months. However, a string of problems meant the reopening date was repeatedly put back and costs rose from £3.1m to £4m. It eventually reopened on 7th March 2015.
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