tarboat's photos with the keyword: gwent

39 Commercial St, Newport

02 Jun 2016 1 2 343
A rather weathered terracotta panel over a shop in Commercial Street, Newport. The building is dated 1894.

Castles in the air 2

01 Jun 2016 2 1 503
The gondola of the 1906 built Newport Transporter Bridge flies across the Usk. This is the tallest of the three transporter bridges surviving in the UK and also the longest span.

The arrival

01 Jun 2016 1 1 519
Viewed from the winch cabin on the Newport Transporter Bridge, the gondola is just arriving on the east bank of the Usk.

The controller

01 Jun 2016 1 451
Inside the winch cabin of the Newport Transporter Bridge. The driver uses a tramcar type controller to operate the DC electric motors which power the winding drum via a friction wheel.

Castles in the air

31 May 2016 2 3 559
The gondola of the 1906 built Newport Transporter Bridge flies across the Usk. This is the tallest of the three transporter bridges surviving in the UK and also the longest span.