Grasshopper Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I work at Selhurst railway depot in Croydon. The nearby Tennison road bridge is being replaced and I thought that the temporary structure put in place was not dissimilar to a Bailey bridge. I saw the manufacturer of said bridge at a recent trade exhibition, and they confirmed that their design is basically just a metric version of the original design. Why change what works!?! Please note, I have no connection with the bridge manufacturer or the companies involved in the bridge replacement project. Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Some very cool footage, but I thought that the point of the Bailey was that you could build it without any heavy lifting equipment? Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 You could do, it's just easier if you use a crane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Fair point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I had lunch recently at the Bailey Bridge pub, on the site of the old MEXE in Christchurch, where it was developed. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 You could do, it's just easier if you use a crane! Fair point Probably health and safety these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Says the man with a HIAB in the back of his GMC! Why do things mandraulically when a mechanisation can ease the burden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packhow75 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 One of my neighbours - now in his 90s worked on the design of the Bailey Bridge - interesting chap to talk to. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Great footage. Yes it was designed to be built by hand using a Squadron (or Regiment depending on Size/ length etc) but built panel by panel on rollers and boomed out across the gap, which is totally impractical for this task as no clearance behind gap to build and push from Also to build and boom you also need a fair length behind the roller to enable bridge to be cantilevered over gap with enough height etc not to dip and dig into far bank, or worse still end up in the gap. It was the most versatile bridge ranging from a simply supported single span to multi span, arched, double stories and widths etc. The new version (Mabey Johnson) is lighter and stronger but maybe not as Squaddie proof as originals. Gary Edited June 23, 2014 by gazzaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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