2008
NZ2563 : Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge
taken 16 years ago, near to Gateshead, England
Rack and Pinion Drive, Tyne Swing Bridge
The bridge turns on forty-two 9144mm rollers which run on a 13.1m diameter roller path. The motive power is by way of hydraulic engines worked by electrically driven pumps.
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