70000 'Britannia' crossing the Royal Albert Bridge
British Railways Standard Class 7 No. 70000 'Britannia' crosses Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge from Cornwall to Devon, over the River Tamar, Saltash.
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Royal Albert Bridge between Devon & Cornwall - England
The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in England between Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall bank. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Brunel faced a challenge when expanding his Broad-Gauge railway system – The Tamar River. He invented an elaborate method to sink the pillars in place to build what is now the Royal Albert Bridge.
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The Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash, Cornwall 150th Birthday fireworks spectacular
Today the 2nd May 2009 a fiework spectacular was held to celebrate 150 years since the opening of the Brunel Bridge.
The Royal Albert Bridge (1859) stands as a testament to the engineering genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. One of the greatest bridges in the world, it is unique in design, unequaled in engineering and graceful in appearance.
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Places to see in ( Saltash - UK )
Places to see in ( Saltash - UK )
Saltash is a town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. Saltash lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as the Gateway to Cornwall. Saltash means ash tree by the salt mill. Saltash is the largest town within the East Cornwall area and is one of the largest in Cornwall.
Saltash is the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by HRH Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. It takes the railway line across the River Tamar. Alongside it is the Tamar Bridge, a toll bridge carrying the A38 trunk road, which in 2001 became the first suspension bridge to be widened whilst remaining open to traffic.
Saltash railway station is close to the town centre. It was hoped that the empty buildings could be restored as a visitor centre for the bridge, but they have instead been purchased by a property developer. The station is served by a regular train service, with some direct High Speed services to and from London Paddington.
Stagecoach South West, Plymouth Citybus, and Go Cornwall Bus operate bus services from Saltash, into Plymouth city centre, Launceston, Liskeard, Looe, and Polperro. The cottage of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's first wife, can be found in Saltash on Culver Road downhill from Saltash railway station.
Nearby are the castles at Trematon and Ince, as well as the nature reserve at Churchtown Farm, where there are some wonderful walks, with stunning views of the river. Burrell House near Saltash was built in 1621 and has a wing dated 1636. The entrance side was altered in the 18th century.
The history of Saltash is linked to the passage, or ferrying place across the Tamar. The original ferry became established by fishermen for those passing to and from the monastery at St Germans and to Trematon Castle. After the Norman Conquest, Robert, Count of Mortain, who held the castle and manor at Trematon, took the market from the canons at St. Germans and established it at Saltash.
The Antony Passage Ferry, which is mentioned in documents as early as 1324, was situated within the St Stephens suburb of Saltash civil parish. The ferry belonged to the Daunay family in the 14th Century, in 1450 it passed to the Carew family, and by the end of the 18th century it was taken over by the Crosley family, who operated the ferry for several generations, until it fell into disuse in the early 1950s. The route linked Jupiter Point (part of the Antony Estate), Antony Passage and Passage Point (both part of Saltash).
Saltash hosts a number of annual festivals: Saltash Mayfair takes place in and around Fore Street during early May, and Saltash Town Regatta brings music and entertainment to the Waterside area in the summer. On the water there are intense Gig races with the best teams taking part, along with Flashboat rowing and dinghy racing, and the now infamous 'England and back' race between local organisations. For 2008 a new five towns challenge has been added to the list of events, pitting Saltash against Liskeard, Callington, Looe and Torpoint. Ashore you will find many stalls, music and marquees. See the Regatta and Mayfair websites listed below for more information.
( Saltash - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Saltash . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Saltash - UK
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I Walked the Bridge - The Royal Albert Bridge on 12 July 2015
A unique opportunity to walk across the track bed of the Royal Albert Bridge from Saltash Railway Station on Sunday, 12th July 2015 in celebration of the completion of a 6 year major refurbishment costing £20M. This iconic structure built in 1859 by the genius that was Mr Isambard Kingdom Brunel, still carries the only main line rail link into Cornwall. to the assistance of Network Rail and other organisations, the Ashtorre Brunel Bridge committee and the Saltash Rail Users’ Group are delighted to provide a unique opportunity to walk across the track bed of the Royal Albert Bridge (one way from Saltash Railway Station and return via the Tamar Road Bridge walkway) on Sunday, 12th July 2015. Not the best of weather with driving rain, blustery at times.
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash
Travelling over Brunel's Masterpiece at Saltash. The noise in the background is my dog.
Great Britain 2 Crossing Royal Albert Bridge
34067 & 70013 on Great Britain 2 Crossing Royal Albert Bridge
Royal Albert Bridge, Plymouth City, UK
The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge which spans the River Tamar in England between Plymouth, Devon and Saltash, Cornwall.
This video is about my journey on Royal Albert Bridge while I am travelling from Cornwell to Bristo via Plymouth city.
பிளைமவுத் நகரை தாண்டி கார்ன்வெல் பகுதிக்குச் செல்லும் எல்லையில் தாமர் (Tamar) நதி குறுக்கே ஓடுகிறது. இந்த இடத்தை ராயல் ஆல்பர்ட் பாலம் (Royal Albert Bridge) மூலம் கடந்து செல்லலாம். ஆகவே இப்பாலத்தை “கார்ன்வெல்லின் நுழைவுவாயில்” என அழைக்கிறார்கள்.
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crossing royal albert bridge at saltash on board hst to penzance nice and slow engineerd by I k brunel 1859..... filmed 12/02/2016
Royal Albert Bridge and Saltash 1940/50's
Cine film from the 1940/50's showing the Royal Albert Bridge from Saltash side in Cornwall and before the Tamar bridge was built, don't know who the group of gents are towards the end assembling for a photograph.
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Walking across the Royal Albert Bridge (2009)
Taken on Sunday 21st of June 2009, during the second bridge walk event.
70000 Britannia on Royal Duchy crosses Royal Albert Bridge
70000 Britannia in charge of the Royal Duchy crosses the Royal Albert Bridge which spans the river Tamar from Devon to Cornwall on 6th September 2015. The bridge has been recently refurbished and was originally built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1859
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fantastic footage taken from tamar bridge with great peaceful music!
enjoy the view , relax and let it take it away !
BBC Spotlight - Taziker Industrial - Royal Albert Bridge
Video Clip of BBC Spotlight's visit to the Royal Albert Bridge site on the 29th May 2011.
Royal Albert Bridge & the Tamar suspention Bridge Plymouth / Saltash
Nice day so I made a video of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Rail bridge crossing the river Tamar in Devon
Albert Bridge (1950)
Albert Bridge, London.
Panning shot along the old Albert Bridge. M/S traffic over bridge pan to notice. C/U notice requesting troops to break step when marching across. Various close shots of the framework of bridge. More shots traffic over bridge. Library shots of the Tacoma Bridge disaster.
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Royal Albert Bridge (Brunel Bridge) W to E near Plymouth
This video is taken from a FGW train running west to east over the Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar River between Cornwall and Devon near Plymouth. The bridge can been see on approach and then we pass through Saltash Station before crossing the bridge at 100ft above the water. The bridge was completed in 1859 and you can find details at
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Crossing Over Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge Friday 9th June 2016
Seeing a piece of history The Royal Albert Bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Built in 1869 which connecting Devon into Cornwall.
Here we cross the iconic bridge from the Devon end and entering into Cornwall
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