Just came across this clip of the bridge construction I ain’t seen before . Likely you’ve already viewed it but if not it’s well worth a watch . Middlesbrough gets its mention mid 17th minute .
Thank you for that Borobarmy.
I had seen a shortened version of the film during my induction process and really enjoyed your find.
Of course it brought back many fine memories for me as well as some awful ones.
On my very first day on the job as a rigger, I witnessed a young boy place his schoolbag at his feet and climbed the safety fence and jump.
It was a horrific introduction for me and there were many more to follow over the years.
One morning in the riggers loft as we were preparing for our daily team talk and the decision making of who was to go where and with whom ,our
engineer came upstairs and told us not to make any plans as yet as we were all required to go to the railway deck and try and locate a head.
Another young man had thrown himself in front of a train and the body was visible but the head wasn't.
More than happy to say that it wasn't I that found it.
Many years later my teacher wife found out that the schoolboy that I saw jump on that first day was the son of a colleague of hers.
Both his parents were teachers and the poor kid must've been under enormous pressure to do well in his final year.
This only came out because my wife had innocently told this lady that her husband was a crane driver on the S H Bridge and she broke
down in tears when being told.
She told my wife what had happened and when, my wife knew straight away that that was her son that I saw on my first day.
Naturally, my wife didn't tell her that I witnessed it, but, for a long time I have wondered if we should have or did do the right thing.
Many stories to tell if you're interested ?
Cheers once again.