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The sliding bridge at Keadby was constructed in 1925 by Sir William Arrol of Dalmarnock (Glasgow) and rebuilt in 2004. The original rail crossing here was a swing bridge with its pivot located at the other side of the canal to the drawbridge. Its replacement with a sliding bridge was to minimising disruption to rail services during construction. It is battery operated using a set of 64 submarine type batteries which are trickle charged when not in use. The railway passes over the Stainforth & Keadby Canal on a skew. In the railway opened position it is supported on the nose abutment, the front wedges and the rear wedges. Control of the bridge is by the signalman from the adjacent signal cabin. An interlock with the railway signalling system ensures that the bridge cannot be opened unless rail traffic is prevented from crossing the bridge. The main actuators of the bridge are a set of hydraulically driven lifting jacks, two sets of electrically driven wedges and an electrically driven winch haulage drive which operates through an open gearbox with a six foot diameter differential gear.
date stamped on slide February 1973 -- not sure whose funeral this is but it is fairly well attended and probably the person died in early 1973 based on the date stamp on the slides.
The set up could hardly be simpler........and have around 3000 I want to do. I'm not troubling much over quality (or cleaning dust, hairs,mould); am hoping later to select some for better treatment.
All it is is a base board that I tacked an upright backing for the light source onto. The light source is just a foldable, rechargeable bedside (led?) lamp with three brightness settings. (I glued a couple of large matchsticks on it as slide holders.) I've been using the medium brightness. I'm using my little old Panasonic point-and-shoot travel camera. Focus is a little tricky but cropping is quick and easy on the PC if a bit of the slide mount happens to show.
The set up took no time to make (1/2 hr?) and each slide maybe 10-15 seconds when working 'smoothly'.
It's pretty tough really and you could find better setups online. For example I'm taking all the shots on automatic, so not considering optimum ISO etc.
"Slide Rock Cascades" by Patti Deters. Pretty cascading waterfalls flow over a series of large rock boulders at Slide Rock State Park in Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona, USA. Surrounded by rugged cliffs and trees, the clear water acts to enhance the color and details of the red rock over which it flows. The park land was originally the homestead of a Tom Pendley who grew apples and vegetables for many years until selling the property to Arizona in 1985. The apple orchards are still maintained and provide visitors with a variety of pick-your-own apples. Thank you for viewing this picture. If you like outdoor nature photography, you can purchase or just enjoy looking at more landscapes, waterscapes, and other scenic images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/slide-rock-cascades-patt....