Looking for a viaduct

Hi Bob:

If you can come up with a photo showing a bit more detail I can make it for you. I printed out the photo but after blowing it up to full page size the details are difficult to see. Also a litle more info would help. I know its 700 ft long and 150 ft high but how many vertical sections (bents) were there?

Ben
 
Originally by Snowhill
Hi... Try this one Moorswater Viaduct.... Its a Brunel one.. this model is by Steve Flanders and can be down loaded from DLS or direct from Steve's website

Hi Snowhill
Good shout I did consider that one but the structure is far to heavy for this particular location
The lighter of bendorsey’s Solway viaduct splines is nearer the mark though for this application there are too many legs per running meter and they also need to be twice as long

Originally by bendorsey
If you can come up with a photo showing a bit more detail I can make it for you. I printed out the photo but after blowing it up to full page size the details are difficult to see. Also a little more info would help. I know its 700 ft long and 150 ft high but how many vertical sections (bents) were there?

Hi Ben
Many thanks for the offer that would be marvellous the best I can do so far is to go to the flickr page below for a better view, if you then click on view slide show to the right of the image the first picture is of the bridge this is a very short show and worth viewing in full in its own right. Looking at that image an knowing the location I would suggest there was 15 vertical supports
http://flickr.com/photos/dte51/2073725543/
 
Hi Bob:

Got the photo. It should help a lot.

If the bridge was symetrical I'd suggest only 11 supports. I base this on the different heights of the deck plate girders. Six thicker ones in the center and 3 thinner ones on each end (see the photo).

Let me finish up my current batch of bridges (working on number 13 at the moment) and I'll get started on this. Probably tommorrow at the latest. Interesting design.

Ben

Almost forgot:
1. Where is this located?
2. When was it buiit?
3. When was it dismanteled? (if it was).
 
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Staithes Viaduct

Re: Ben Dorsey's query regarding Staithes Viaduct:

"Almost forgot:
1. Where is this located?
2. When was it buiit?
3. When was it dismanteled? (if it was)."

Location: Staithes, North Yorkshire, U.K. On the North Eastern coastline between Whitby and Redcar.

Built: 1875

Dismantled: 1960
 
bendorsey said:
Hi Bob:
If the bridge was symetrical I'd suggest only 11 supports. I base this on the different heights of the deck plate girders. Six thicker ones in the center and 3 thinner ones on each end (see the photo).
Ben
Almost forgot:
1. Where is this located?
2. When was it buiit?
3. When was it dismanteled? (if it was).
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Hi Ben (thank your for your help)
1. Where is this located?
On the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway at the Villages of Staithes and Cow Bar on the North Yorkshire coast in the North of England about 30 miles as the crow flies from where I live

2. When was it buiit?
Built 1875 opened to railway traffic 1883 after the legs where filled with concrete to reduce the sway it was initially built mainly because of the deposits of alum shale then used later for iron ore the famous local jet rock, and potash like most coastal lines it also had a tourist boom in the early years
The viaduct was totally exposed to the North Sea gales and in any kind of windy conditions a 20 mph restriction was imposed on trains, when the gales blew traffic was halted. A bell, I believe suspended from the bridge, was rung to indicate that the winds were too strong, the bell is preserved in the National Railway Museum in York.

3. When was it dismanteled? (if it was).
Just after 1958 when the Whitby end of the line closed the northern end of the line is still in operation now used solely for the transportation of potash the only remaining part of the viaduct is the stone parapet at the North end

Notes;
Pictures taken from the viaduct and the village can be found here http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cleveland/staithes/photos/staithes_18206.htm well worth a look for the views
The station still exists as a private dwelling also the Railway Hotel now named the Captain Cook with a bit of look I should get to the beer festival there next week
The gap I have is 1175 ft measured with the ruler mainly to achieve the look due to the size of the baseboard squares. The number of suports you suggest sound perfect for this situation in trainz
With a bit of luck I should have the line reopened before Christmas
Regards Bob V
 
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Hi Bob:

Your viaduct has been uploaded. Show up in a few days (assuming I haven't made one of my usual typos).

Thanks to all for the info. Its rather unusual so I was a tad curious. Never made one with length-wise trusss bracing like this one.

Hope its what you have in mind.

Ben
 
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