Bridge MVL3/108 Over Huddersfield Broad Canal - Bradley, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 40.772 W 001° 43.976
30U E 583690 N 5948613
This rail road bridge carries trains between Deighton and Mirfield railway stations on the Huddersfield Line.
Waymark Code: WMR72F
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/19/2016
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The bridge crosses the Huddersfield Broad Canal and is of a girder construction. As far as the canal is concerned it is bridge number 2 whereas the railway reference is MVL3/108
This railway
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has the following details about the bridge.
Bridge Reference: 108
Area: Central
Route: London North Eastern
Line Reference (ELR): MVL3
Line Distance: 28miles 1521 yards
Type: Underline Bridge
Description: Mvl3/108 Huddersfield Broad Canal
Primary Construction Material: RBE - Early Steel
Secondary Construction Material: RBE - Brick
Structure Form: Beam
Operational Status: Functionary
Owner: Network Rail (CE-Struct)
"The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948."
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These days this stretch of railway is on the Huddersfield Line. "The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the busiest rail services on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in Northern England. Local services are operated by Northern Rail with longer distance services operated by TransPennine Express. The line connects Leeds and Huddersfield with Manchester (Victoria & Piccadilly), Manchester Airport and Liverpool."
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