The Talk of the Toon

Picture Archive: Transport

A train on the High Level Bridge. The combined rail and road two-deck bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson, and opened in 1849. It was constructed as part of the development of a rail link between London and Edinburgh (now the East Coast Main Line).

Image: Lawrence OP 2010 (CC BY-NC-ND)
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