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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.

Viewed from the winch cabin on the Newport Transporter Bridge, the gondola is just arriving on the east bank of the Usk.

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.