2008

NZ2563 : Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge

taken 16 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge
Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge
The bridge turns on forty-two 9144mm rollers which run on a 13.1m diameter roller path. The motive power is by way of hydraulic engines worked by electrically driven pumps.

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Category: Machinery
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge [977] · Tyne [728] · Swing Bridge [205] Other Photos: · The Swing Bridge - engine room (detail) (5) ·
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Photographer
Stephen Horncastle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 16 September, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 252 636 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:57.9836N 1:36.4756W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 252 636
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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