Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Interesting read in the link about that bridge requiring continual remedial work. They should have donated the pile of bricks the GW centre at Didcot and put a new one there which requires less maintenance.
I suppose they could have sorted three birds with one stone, and replaced the level crossings with bridges, and lowered the formation to maintain the desired electrical clearances.
I'd have thought that they want to get rid of the LC from a high-speed line anyway.
atb
Simon
The bridge looks good Adam. I suspect the colours and weathering are more subtle than the camera portrays.
I like the abutments but I think the concrete is too grey. It may be the colour balance in the photos but most older concrete has quite a sandy yellow/grey colour. A wash of desert sand over all or parts would improve it in my opinion. Then add black lichen growth to exposed parts. I may be completely wrong for your prototype...
It looks great, but I wonder if a little more of a light tan colour would represent period concrete a bit better? To my eye, bearing in mind camera, light and what I’m looking at it on, it looks like nearly new modern concrete.
Any chance of a prototype picture that illustrates that?
That concrete has the look of first half 20thC about it. I wonder if there are county records of rebuilding?