| L2239. This girder bridge was built to carry the Neasden to Northolt line over the Uxbridge branch of the Metropolitan Railway near West Ruislip, Middlesex. Built by T. Oliver & Son between 1901-1905, the Neasden line served as the connection between the Great Western & Great Central Joint Railway, and the Metropolitan & Great Central route that had carried the Last Main Line into London since its opening in 1899. Construction of the bridge has clearly disrupted the existing line: before carrying any traffic these undulating tracks would be packed and tamped until level, and ballast would be swept over the sleepers. | |
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| Contributor | Leicestershire County Council |
| Creator | personalname - Newton, S. W. A. |
| Date | creation - circa 1904 |
| Type | Photographs - Black and white |
| Format | dimension.H - 118mm dimension.W - 160mm |
| Identifier | Newton - R 5/7 |
| Source | S. W. A. Newton Collection - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland |
| Language | EN |
| Relation | copy of - glass plate negative part of - S. W. A. Newton Collection |
| Coverage | Location.Creation Site - West Ruislip, Middlesex (O.S. Ref: 508800 186500) Location.Current Repository - Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland period - circa 1904 |
| Rights | Leicestershire County Council |
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