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The "bus on bridge" challenge


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Edinburgh was an obvious candidate but so was queen street in Glasgow remember looking at several pics in OPC profile of 26/27s with buses passing over :

http://www.eastbank.org.uk/images/Glasgow/BW01.jpg

this probably predates that and obviously the awful event on Monday :(

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This one makes me wonder if you ever captured a bus under saddleworth viaduct with a barge on the canal below the bus with a train crossing over the lot ?

see Saddleworth buses website :

http://davidbeilby.zenfolio.com/p641455816/h62f71b8#h62f71b8

 

this is but one pic but there are plenty pics with Saddleworth viaduct background - but the link shared here may be appreciated by Larry? ;)

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see Saddleworth buses website :

http://davidbeilby.zenfolio.com/p641455816/h62f71b8#h62f71b8

 

this is but one pic but there are plenty pics with Saddleworth viaduct background - but the link shared here may be appreciated by Larry? ;)

David Beilby is on RMweb. We have been friends for 50 years -  His fantastic Pennine Bus site was invaluable when I was building Greenfield. 

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Here is one I took earlier:

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No trams I'm afraid.

 

Keith

 

I freely admit to knowing sod-all about Birmingham or New Street station, so Keith's pic absolutely fascinates me... I'd never have expected an entire crossroads over a station. Love it.

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I freely admit to knowing sod-all about Birmingham or New Street station, so Keith's pic absolutely fascinates me... I'd never have expected an entire crossroads over a station. Love it.

It's the view looking west from the top of the multi-storey car-park taken late '70s I think

The building on the platform on the right is IIRC the LNWR lamp store (with a new top floor added), the only part of the old station to survive the re-building.

There is a new two storey railway-related office block there now.

 

Here's a Google view (complete with bus on bridge!) the car park is visible at the bottom:

http://goo.gl/maps/dMr79.

 

There are a lot of changes!

Even this view is out of date since the rebuilding of the station started (again!)

 

Keith

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I always thought that Birmingham New Street railway station was at the bottom of a huge hole in the ground, in years gone by. Now, of course, I realise that the city centre is on a plateau raised above the surrounding country side. Damn clever these Brummies.

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I always thought that Birmingham New Street railway station was at the bottom of a huge hole in the ground,

It is! (Or it seems like it if you are a passenger)

 

Hopefully with a great chunk of the concrete roof replaced by glass it might be a bit brighter.

 

This Google view gives a good impression of the railways (and the bus is almost on the bridge!)

 

http://goo.gl/maps/vbbNk

 

New street track going under the Moor Street track which then dives into a tunnel to get to Snow Hill

Park Street goes over one and then under the other.

 

Keith

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Just thought as to why so few photos of the bus crossing the train. Surely the bus should be waiting at the bus stop/car park to provide a connecting service? Or is that just a dream and its already gone!

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I always thought that Birmingham New Street railway station was at the bottom of a huge hole in the ground, in years gone by. Now, of course, I realise that the city centre is on a plateau raised above the surrounding country side. Damn clever these Brummies.

The track level is similar to the street level at Station Street but quite a bit below that in Stephenson Street

The old foot bridge (pre 1960s) across was a good indicator. When you entered from Stephenson St. you went down a few steps and then the bridge went, level, right across the tops of the platforms.

When you got to Station St. end you had to go down quite a few steps to street level.

 

There used to be parcel platforms where the vans drove straight in from Station St.

 

Keith

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