Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: Bridge

3 for the price of one! HFF, HBM & HWW.... The Leicester & Swannington Railway opened in July 1832 only 7 years after the Stockton & Darlington. It was not only the first public railway in the Midlands but also ranks as the 6th such undertaking in the country & the basis for the later, greater Midland Railway. The first train was actually driven by George Stephenson. It was initially built for freight, mainly coal, but at Leicester West Bridge a station was opened. The station closed to passengers as early as 1928 but the residents of Tudor Road in the background continued to enjoy the sounds of steam-hauled freight trains until1966. HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

The Bridge Inn on the Hanley to Newcastle road alongside the Trent & Mersey canal in Etruria. It has long gone together with the famous Wedgwood factory that stood at the rear. HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

Early morning mist hangs in the glens while the rising sun turns the mountaintops red. Seen from the open window of the Euston to Fort William sleeper train just south of Bridge of Orchy station on the West Highland Line. I had caught the sleeper from Crewe the night before and we were pulled by EWS Class 67 diesel 67007.

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge was first erected by salmon fishermen in 1755 and today is a National Trust site. You don't have to be scared of heights as the bridge swings 100ft above the sea linking the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede. The bridge is located on the North Antrim Coastal Path and road, 7 miles from Giant's Causeway, ½ mile from Ballintoy village. For the avoidance of doubt this shot is looking back from the island to the mainland & yes I did cross the bridge! And yes it was a bit scary!! Well worth it though. HFF to everyone. Enjoy your weekend - hopefully in the sun!

Dating from 1886 the Dom Luís I Bridge is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the River Douro between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Line D trams of the Metro run over the upper bridge while the lower carries road traffic. This view was taken from the Vila Nova de Gaia riverside which is famous for its port wine cellars. Now part of a tourist display these sailing boats were once used to transport the wine from the Douro Valley to Vila Nova de Gaia for storage and export. HFF & a great weekend to everyone.

I have not walked over (a surprisingly empty )Trent Bridge into Nottingham since 1971 when I lived in West Bridgford. Trent Bridge opened in 1871 replacing the much-repaired Medieval river bridge dating from the 12th century. The famous Trent Bridge county cricket ground is behind the camera on the south bank of the Trent in West Bridgford. HFF and have a great weekend.

If they were still interested, this is the very pleasant view that commuters would have as they made their weary way home from the Holmes Road entrance of the ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Sowerby Bridge station. The apartment block in the middle distance stands on the banks of the River Calder with Christ Church on the hillside beyond. HFF and have a great weekend.

With just a light grey exhaust Ian Riley's Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 44871 cruises southwards through the complex ironwork of the Forth Railway Bridge on the The Forth Circle railtour. The train set off 22 minutes late from Linlithgow on the south bank west of Edinburgh and crossed the bridge northwards (before we arrived) to do a circuit around Fife. After calling at Edinburgh Waverley station it's final destination was Tweedbank on the reopened Waverley Route.

Sidings just east of Guide Bridge station on the Great Central Woodhead Route from Manchester to Sheffield in May 1968. EM1 electric E26014 waits to leave the up sidings. A line of at least 3 stabled electrics can be seen behind. This photo was taken from the footplate of British Railways 9F 92118 (curve of the tender bottom left-thought about cropping it but would have excluded other locos) while en route from Heaton Mersey shed in Stockport to Newton Heath steam shed in north Manchester. Our train was made up of the 9F and 2 Stanier 8Fs.

Since this photo was taken a smaller update to this stone plaque has been added. It points out that Richard III's body was NOT thrown into the river Soar as previously thought!