UK Viaducts
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North Yorkshire is not a place I have visited much, but on my way to the Lakes I thought I would go to a couple of places this being one of them, of course late afternoon is not ideal here but the sun broke free of the clouds at this time so got the old Sony out and snapped a few pictures. Managed to get this one as the train happened to cross the viaduct with sunrays breaking through.
This place has such a variety of light even in the little time that was spent at this location, I can see why you can when here capture in the evening and dawn such atmospheric light and mood!!!
Yorkshire is certainly a place to visit more.
54°12'45" N 2°22'12" W
Scattered along the main road, Glenfinnan is situated at the head of Loch Shiel which stretches south west for 20 miles to Acharacle.
Glenfinnan attracts many thousands of visitors from around the world to experience the stunning scenery but also the special atmosphere. The famous Glenfinnan viaduct carries the railway to Glenfinnan Station across a 1,000 ft span, 100 ft above the ground. The Jacobite steam train runs from here to Fort William and Mallaig in summer months with regular trains available the rest of the year.
The filming of the second and third Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secret and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban took place in this area with the Hogwarts Express calling at Glenfinnan! In August every year, on the Saturday closest to 19 August, the Glenfinnan Gathering and Games take place.
The viaduct is 1166m long, has 82 arches, each of which has a 12m span and up to 21m height. It is the longest mansonry viaduct across the valley in Britain :-)
Ribblehead Viaduct is 440 yards (400 m) long, and 104 feet (32 m) above the valley floor at its highest point. It is made up of twenty-four arches.
Ribblehead Viaduct is the longest on the Settle–Carlisle Railway.
Der Glenfinnan-Viadukt ist ein Eisenbahnviadukt an der Strecke der West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Schottland auf dem Abschnitt zwischen Fort William und Mallaig.
The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
An early morning visit to Knaresborough was rewarded with some good reflections.
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The Leaderfoot Viaduct, also known as the Drygrange Viaduct, is a railway viaduct over the River Tweed near Melrose in the Scottish Borders.
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Overspant Tarn
Rijstroken 2x2
Totale lengte 2.460 meter
Hoofdoverspanning 342 meter
Hoogte brugdek 270 meter
Openstelling 16-12-2004
Verkeersintensiteit 13.700 mvt/etmaal
This morning I took a trip over to St Germans in Cornwall to get a shot of the viaduct. I'd been hoping for a clear blue sky and no wind for a while and I had the perfect morning for it today.
This shot was taken from the quay at St Germans Sailing Club.
The viaduct was built in 1899 to replace the old wooden one and is 106ft high, has 17 arches and spans 978ft across the River Tiddy.
The Makatote Viaduct takes the North Island Main Trunk railway across the Makatote River. It is 335.7 km from Wellington, at the foot of Ruapehu, in northern Manawatu-Wanganui, between National Park and Ohakune. Wikipedia
Overview
The Makatote Viaduct transformed passenger and freight transport and turned the government railway into a modern main-line system.
Description
The saga of the North Island main trunk railway involved overcoming almost every physical obstacle that could be conceived. The forbidding central North Island terrain had hitherto required travellers from Auckland to take a steamer down the east coast to Wellington or from Onehunga down to New Plymouth to catch a train to the capital. A Christchurch firm won the Makatote Viaduct contract tender in 1905 and completed the structure within three years, using a cableway to lower steel components into place on the 262 metre-long and 79 metre-high viaduct.
The Makatote Viaduct transformed passenger and freight transport and turned the government railway into a modern main-line system. All told there are 23 major viaducts and 26 bridges on the main trunk line. The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded the line a Landmark Award in 1997, so it joined the Eiffel Tower and Panama Canal on a very select list. The best view is from a rest stop beneath the southern piers on SH4 between Pokaka and Erua.
These friends/sisters were enjoying sliding down the smooth rock, so I decided to include them in the composition, and try to give the photo an "old-fashioned" feel..
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.
A familiar theme for me - the beautiful Victorian Viaduct spanning one of the many ponds in Hampstead Heath. I believe it was built in anticipation of a new housing development very nearby that never came to fruition thus creating a bit of a 'folly'.
The pond had been undergoing extensive 'works' but this is the first time I've seen it since the completion of repairs.
A non-HDR composition.
Headstone viaduct spans the River Wye at Monsal head, it caused controversy when first built by the Midland rail company in 1863. John Ruskin famously ranted that the valley has gone, and the Gods go with it and now every fool from Buxton can be in Bakewell in half an hour and every fool Bakewell can be in Buxton....Things have not changed much since then.......beats me why anyone would want to get to London half hour quicker at the cost of Billions of pounds
The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel. Wikipedia
It was used in several Harry Potter movies. It is mainly featured in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when Ron and Harry are in the flying car and the Hogwarts Express arrives just behind them.