OT Bridge building machine in action

[harry]

[Richard]

That is impressive.

[Chris J Dixon]

Not sure what H&S they are working to - the army of workers don't seem to be clipped on, or have much by way of edge protection.

Chris

[Davey]

The DOG looks Korean to me, as does the clothing logo.

[Muddymike]

That looks like the one I saw under construction between Huangshan and Taizhou when I was out there in June. In fact the background scenery looks very much the same. I took a 3 hour journey from Hangzhou to Yiwu on a similar recently built line. Very smooth and extremely fast.

Mike

[Nightjar]

China is not noted for worrying too much about H&S.

[Chris Hogg]

Fascinating. I liked this compilation from the side menu; made me chuckle!

[Dave Liquorice]

That'll be a walk in the park, this is the real thing:

[Dave Liquorice]

Certainly neat, wonder how long it took. How many sections do they get down in a day?

[Chris Hogg]

Shit a brick! Actually, shit a whole house-worth of bricks!

How many years before the planks rot or the steel pins or chains rust through? I wonder if they ever get inspected.

[Huge]

I wonder if the machine was designed and constructed solely for this bridge?

[Davey]

I take it back:

Good to see that they still use 4' 8 1/2" gauge.

[Dave Liquorice]

They break when really rotten, but being able to dry fairly well probably last a long time.

They are quite substantial and again not constantly damp.

Well the guides who earn their living from it will probably keep an eye on it and repair replace as required. IIRC these plank walkways were orginally the main access ways to and from villages, they probably still are.

[tony sayer]

Yes noticed that too still if its where I think it is they don't bother much with that sort of thing, lose one plenty more;(....

[tony sayer]

Mind you this well known Bolton gent never came to any harm:)