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The Millau Viaduct is without doubt a breathtaking structure.  But 80 miles to the north, just off the same road is in my opinion an equally magnificent structure.  Designed by Eiffel, (he of the tower) and erected between 1881 and 1884 is the impressive  Viaduc Garabit.  Built in the middle of nowhere over the Lot Gorge, with a lattice structure to allow for the strong winds that blow in that area (it's windfarm cenrtal)

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As a demonstration of engineering principles, this beats a Powerpoint slideshow any day.

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If you like your Victorian engineering then "The Architecture the Railways Built" on the Yesterday TV channel is well worth catching up on. 

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22 minutes ago, Robin Evans said:

Not many of these left.....

I worked here.... I was the finance gadgy in a previous existence 

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There's something truly evocative about pit winding gear.

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1 minute ago, DavidM said:

Them Victorians knew how to build stuff did them Victorians 

Aye, they did an' all.

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13 minutes ago, Ullman said:

There's something truly evocative about pit winding gear.

I.know of 4 I think.

Barnsley main no4 (above), the national mining museum at caphouse. There's one near Haydock.(Astley shaft??) and I believe one left in Wales....

Oh aye.... Pleasley may still stand.... that was the last steam driven winding gear in britain

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8 minutes ago, Robin Evans said:

I.know of 4 I think.

Barnsley main no4 (above), the national mining museum at caphouse. There's one near Haydock.(Langton shift??) and I believe one left in Wales....

Oh aye.... Pleasley may still stand.... that was the last steam driven winding gear in britain

I'm sure Hatfield Main was still standing the last time we went past on the train. 

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1 hour ago, Trojan said:

The Millau Viaduct is without doubt a breathtaking structure.  But 80 miles to the north, just off the same road is in my opinion an equally magnificent structure.  Designed by Eiffel, (he of the tower) and erected between 1881 and 1884 is the impressive  Viaduc Garabit.  Built in the middle of nowhere over the Lot Gorge, with a lattice structure to allow for the strong winds that blow in that area (it's windfarm cenrtal)

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Beautiful and definitely worthy of a visit.

But I think the French would say it was a product of the Belle Époque rather than the Victorian era ?

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The Babbage engine.

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The Victorians built the first internet.

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13 hours ago, DavidM said:

Bazalgette’s sewer network

In an interesting twist of history his Great-great grandson is Peter Bazalgette the TV producer responsible for Big Brother no Deal or no deal, so from disposing of industrial quantities of excrement to producing it in four generations 

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Another good TV series on currently is "building britains canals", until i watched that i had never realised crofton pumping station at the highest point of the kennett & avon is the oldest working steam beam engine in the world still in it's original location. It is a genuine Boulton & Watt installed in 1812

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20 minutes ago, SSoutherner said:

Another good TV series on currently is "building britains canals", until i watched that i had never realised crofton pumping station at the highest point of the kennett & avon is the oldest working steam beam engine in the world still in it's original location. It is a genuine Boulton & Watt installed in 1812

Visited it on a school trip in the late 70's/early 80's. Walked past it on quite a few occasions since when walking along the canal. A nice walk. ?

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The Zig Zag Railway west of Sydney. Unfortunately none of the photos really show the zig and the zag very well... it went forward down one section, reversed down the next section etc until it got to the bottom.. it’s closed now but I went on a steam train down it before it closed.

 

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