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North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by The Black Hat, Feb 13, 2011.

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  1. Gladiator 5076

    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Looks like a great photography platform for departure shots:)
     
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    All details of the propping would have to be approved by the Environment Agency because of interference and disturbance of the watercourse.
    The design would have to be checked/approved/accepted to ensure that it will not collapse under the loads being carried, even if the river is in a flood condition during the time it is in place, I would guess 12 months!
    A qualified structural engineers job.
     
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    I'm not sure the EA would have anything to do with it - the watercourse there is not an EA "main river" as far as I can see so the LLFA would be the local council. Unless there's some other reason I've probably missed?

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    How odd. That seems to be a scaffolding tower up next to the top of the bridge - but the propping diagrams show all the temporary structure for that as being underneath the bridge. I wonder what this scaffolding tower is for?

    Noel
     
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    Surely, to put propping underneath the bridge then you need scaffolding platforms either side of the bridge in order to build the propping.
     
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    Could be for safe access, looks like the start of a scaffold stairway with uppermost landing in place with ladder access.
     
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