Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge © Stephen Horncastle

NZ2563 : Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge

taken 14 years ago, near to Gateshead, Great Britain

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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Grid Square: NZ2563, 1896 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Stephen Horncastle (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 14 September, 2008 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 16 September, 2008
Category: Machinery (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 252 636 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:57.9836N 1:36.4756W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 252 636
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)