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Building the last Main Line Railway
Newton to the Oxford Canal: gcrcs2a
Close up of image 'gcrcs2' showing some of the heavy baulk
timber framing used to support the new bridge's steel beams. On the right is a
large derrick, which is a type of crane, one of two located on this temporary
bridge. Hand operated, its purpose was to assist in handling the large and
heavy baulks of timber used for the temporary structure, then the material
being used to build the abutments, finally followed by the steel plating used
to build the steel beams in situ.
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