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This picture is of a locomotive believed to have been used
in the building of the line. See Dave Hunts article
The Railway |
Provided by Dave Hunt |
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Provided by Mary Greenman |
This photo shows how the railway engineers
constructed the vaulting for the arches. They would put up wooden
shuttering to the shape of the arch they wanted then laid the
bricks and concrete over it in layers. Once the arch was finished
they would remove the shuttering and pray.
The classical round arches were
used by the ancients in Greece and Rome and they used basically
the same methods.
The photo is of the railway arches just before
Railway Cottages on the road from Hullavington to Norton |
| This photo shows the larger central arch
that spans the road. If you enlarge the photo you can see the brick
courses being laid across the shuttering |
Provided by Mary Greeenman |
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Provided by Mary Greenman |
Hullavington Railway Station c 1959. Trains
attained over 100mph along this stretch of line. See Mary Greenman's
Memories of Hullavington
Station |
| This is thought to be the cutting
through Hullavington. But see Dave Hunts article
The Railway and
Hullavington School |
Provided by Dave Hunt |
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