My Dad Gordon Smith( R I. P ) was one of the steel erectors who after having helped build the Widnes/ Runcorn bridge moved over to the demolition team that brought the old transporter down.
A sad loss. Inevitable when the new bridge runs exactly alongside. Ours, crossing the Tees at Middlesbrough, survived because the newer crossings were a long way further upstream. We're still likely to lose it, though. It has been the subject of 'closure by stealth' ever since its centenary in 2011.
Thanks for posting!
Brilliant piece of film.
My Dad Gordon Smith( R I. P ) was one of the steel erectors who after having helped build the Widnes/ Runcorn bridge moved over to the demolition team that brought the old transporter down.
I can remember using it in that year as a child with my father Ian a wagon,
A sad loss. Inevitable when the new bridge runs exactly alongside.
Ours, crossing the Tees at Middlesbrough, survived because the newer crossings were a long way further upstream.
We're still likely to lose it, though. It has been the subject of 'closure by stealth' ever since its centenary in 2011.
It was a crime it was demolished....
Oh yer it would have kept up with the traffic deffo
@@tommydavies4911 it could of been a tourist attraction
@@tommydavies4911it would have a toll on it now 😢
Having just watched the video. My Dad could have been one of those erectors seen in the film 😢