Rail Bridge 594 FSS1 - Burdett Road, London, UK
N 51° 31.128 W 000° 01.828
30U E 706017 N 5711700
This railway bridge carries two mainline tracks across Burdett Road in east London. The bridge crosses the road in a north east/south west direction and serves trains from London Fenchurch Street to locations along the Essex side of the River Thames.
Waymark Code: WMPJH2
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/08/2015
Views: 1
The co-ordinates given are for a safe location on the north side of the bridge. There is a footpath on each side of Burdett Road, that pass below the bridge, giving opportunites to see and photograph the bridge from a number of safe positions.
There are notices attached to the bridge advising what to do in the event of a bridge strike:
In Case of Emergency
If you witness a vehicle striking
this railway bridge
please contact Network Rail using
Telephone No: 020 7247 1292
and state
Bridge strike: at Burdett Road (A1205)
Bridge No: 594 FSS1 at 02m 0462yds
Immediately afterwards inform
the police using 999 system
"FSS" is Fenchurch Street Station and 02m 0462yds is the diatnce from Fenchurch Street.