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Amazing views and engineering excellence..... (pic heavy)
What amazing engineering.......
....look at them viaducts
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8th Nov 2018 2:38 pm
Moo D3 Decade
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And they will still be standing in 100 years but will LR?D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
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8th Nov 2018 2:52 pm
astonbuilder
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they're going to stand for some time yet but they're obsolete and unused in many cases.....
8th Nov 2018 2:57 pm
kajtzu
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Nice pictures, astonbuilder! Could please you shed a light to where they are physically located? Somewhere in France/Spain I assume?
8th Nov 2018 3:32 pm
astonbuilder
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Nope, good old Yorkshire. Beautiful, really beautiful and some amazing single track roads up on t'moors
Garsdale
Ribblehead (was in Harry Potter movies?)
Buttertubs pass
8th Nov 2018 3:54 pm
kajtzu
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8th Nov 2018 6:08 pm
RRSTDV8
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France?? The French build their bridges above the clouds...
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8th Nov 2018 7:03 pm
rrhool
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^^^^ Not in 1870 they didn't! Richard
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8th Nov 2018 7:13 pm
Mogwyth
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RRSTDV8 wrote:
France?? The French build their bridges above the clouds...
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Only with the help of the British ==================================
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8th Nov 2018 8:29 pm
astonbuilder
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Took a five hour detour on holiday to see the one in France a few years ago (I like architectural engineering.....).
Better viewed just off the road looking down on it rather than the drive over it
9th Nov 2018 9:20 am
terryall
Member Since: 17 Jun 2011
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Visited a friend in Yorkshire and they took me 3 times to see the Ribblehead Viaduct but it was so foggy/ misty each time I saw nothing. I doubted it existed but these pics show otherwise😂
9th Nov 2018 10:18 am
astonbuilder
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yep, even in fairly reasonable weather a bit of mist will drift in and you can't see it or even the HUGE three peaks.....
12th Nov 2018 7:31 am
Grianaig
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Watched a fascinating series of programmes on Freeview TV recently (endlessly repeated) about bridges. Close up of designing, building and operation. I’m sure someone on here will remember the details. Incredible views from all parts including internally. 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
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