Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge across the Stainforth and Keadby Canal

Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge across the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, near Keadby. Boaters must wait until there is a long enough gap between trains on this busy line before the bridge is opened. The bridge slides sideways to allow boats to pass.

[@grahampalmer9337]

! The bridge is quicker than that canal boat! 😅

[@arvindmaharaj5615]

Thank you so much for posting this. I visited the bridge and its control room in 1998 (work related visit) and the crossing keeper gave me a demo - there were no boats (nor trains!) around. I was awed by this engineering marvel then, and still am today. Thank you. Arvind (now in Perth, Western Australia)

[@davidprecious4868]

Vazon bridge is actually the name of the bridge over canal just beyond the railway bridge next to the house for access to the signal box and farmers fields.
The railway bridges name is Keadby Canal Drawbridge and not to be confused with Keadby River Bridge next to Althorpe Station across the River Trent.

[@sallyg3917]

Arvind, Thank you for your lovely response. I'm so glad you enjoyed my video. The sound effects that accompanied the video of the machinery working were fantastic but I was bossily instructing my husband about mooring at the other end and speaking over the noise. It was a great disappointment to me to erase the mechanical sounds (which really added to the effect) but I couldn't stand the sound of my voice!! 😀

[@nick8772]

You'll have to make a return trip to allow us to hear it rumbling to & fro.... This time without the nagging! 😁

[@sallyg3917]

​@@nick8772there's this one going in the other direction with sound effects.
th-cam.com/video/N3NDtCYVwLE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=cVJeNtiIAPOXVA4g