Transporter Bridges are a legacy of the closing years of the 19th
century and the early years of the 20th, and served a brief but
important need. The huge increase in road transport, however,
quickly rendered them obsolete, and although many were planned,
little more than twenty-one were ever completed across the world -
five of which were in Britain. Just nine still stand in their
original form and currently only five are currently still in use -
one each in Spain and Germany, two in the UK, one in Argentina -
unused since the 1960s, and only recently returned to service in
2018 after restoration - and the last surviving 'pont transbordeur'
in France returned to service in 2019 after major works. The second
of Germany's surviving transporters is currently awaiting repair
after a ship collided with it. But is the transporter bridge about
to undergo a surprising renaissance? Proposals exist for three new
bridges, all in France - at Nantes, Marseille and Brest - to
replace some of those lost during and after the Second World War.
The book is illustrated in colour throughout, using hundreds of
photographs - the author's own modern images and many historic
photographs and postcards chronicling the construction and
operation of these unusual structures.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword Transport
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2020 |
Authors: |
John Hannavy
|
Dimensions: |
282 x 216 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
264 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-6038-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-5267-6038-X |
Barcode: |
9781526760388 |
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