2011

TM1234 : Rails, Catenary and Bridge

taken 15 years ago, near to Brantham, Suffolk, England

Rails, Catenary and Bridge
Rails, Catenary and Bridge
The bridge is the A137 crossing the Great Eastern main line.

The term "catenary" is used for overhead lines which use at least 2 wires, with the contact wire being held in tension almost parallel to the track.

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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Railways Place: Brantham County: Suffolk Image Buckets ?: Transport other tags: Great Eastern Mainline Road Bridge Over Railway Overhead Catenary Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Crossing [5] · Great Eastern main Line [2] ·
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Photographer
Roger Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 1210 3451 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:58.1146N 1:5.1754E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 1221 3491
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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