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A 150ft-span bridge made at the Thames Ironworks.
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| A 150ft span bridge made at the Thames Ironworks. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H2671 |
| Description: The Bengal-Nagpur Railway, started in 1887, was one of India's largest rail networks. Where the tracks reached the River Hooghly, at Shalimar, special pontoon bridges, such as the 150-foot example shown here (built at the Thames Ironworks in 1901), were laid. Engines and wagons were then ferried across the river to Khidderpur docks. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1901 |
| Credit line: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library collection. | |
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