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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Bordesley Viaduct: gwrbg1656
A six ton steam crane removes the old brickwork from the
subsidiary arches during the partial reconstruction of Bordesley Viaduct in
1939. The new reinforced pre-cast concrete slabs can be seen ready to be lifted
on to the exposed supporting piers after they had been levelled. These slabs
had been specially manufactured at the Great Western Railway's Concrete Works
at Taunton and each was individually numbered because the dimensions varied. In
the foreground the loops cast into the slabs to facilitate handling can be
seen.
Robert Ferris
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