I know it’s quicker but by how much I was wondering. If it saves 10/15 mins vs 45/50 mins that could be difference between it being a viable bridge still or not
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Sounds like you would celebrate the demolition.
What I am saying to you is that it wasn't the wrong bridge at the time. People didn't have cars in 1912. There were still ships with masts sailing underneath. The reason for the bridge being built was that thousands of workers needed to cross the river to go to work and the ferry that used to take them was over crowded and couldn't always sail due to weather conditions. That unreliability meant people couldn't always get to work on time and the wheels of industry were threatened on either side of the river. That was why the Transporter was built and why it was a massive success initially.
But the world changes. Few, outside sci fi writers would have predicted just how quickly the world moved on as world wars speeded up the incredible pace of change.
But it is an incredible engineering accomplishment. The engineer was linked to Gustav Eiffel whose tower you may well have heard of
- it is a landmark that means home to Teessiders. It consistently gets voted as the favourite landmark. Can we all get our heads together and find a solution to get the bridge working. You might say that it would be like allowing the ravens to fly from The Tower of London.When operating it was extremely busy and would be again. Even if you built another crossing or a tunnel there would be significant traffic that would find it a more direct route.
newyddion
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‘The Managed Decline of Liverpool’ - the big reason why Liverpool never vote Tory.
Yet.. when it happens to us or we see things right in front of our faces.. also highly criticised in private eye. There is still a large amount of people that stick by the Teesside tories. I don’t get it.. are we just thick? Are Teesside Labour so bad that it makes no difference? A bit of both?
Yet.. when it happens to us or we see things right in front of our faces.. also highly criticised in private eye. There is still a large amount of people that stick by the Teesside tories. I don’t get it.. are we just thick? Are Teesside Labour so bad that it makes no difference? A bit of both?
newyddion
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No, I would not celebrate its demolition.Sounds like you would celebrate the demolition.
What I am saying to you is that it wasn't the wrong bridge at the time. People didn't have cars in 1912. There were still ships with masts sailing underneath. The reason for the bridge being built was that thousands of workers needed to cross the river to go to work and the ferry that used to take them was over crowded and couldn't always sail due to weather conditions. That unreliability meant people couldn't always get to work on time and the wheels of industry were threatened on either side of the river. That was why the Transporter was built and why it was a massive success initially.
But the world changes. Few, outside sci fi writers would have predicted just how quickly the world moved on as world wars speeded up the incredible pace of change.
But it is an incredible engineering accomplishment. The engineer was linked to Gustav Eiffel whose tower you may well have heard of
I wouldn't celebrate it but I'm not £60 million bothered. For me, it lost a lot of heritage appeal when they painted it blue.
newyddion
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Left over bus paint.. that’s why it went blue in the first place.
We’ve lost far too much heritage narrow minded short term thinking.. they behones about it.. money grabbing barstewards!
asredastheycome
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We should be fighting tooth and nail to save the Transporter. They have destroyed so many classic buildings in Boro such as the Eye Infirmary, Scientific Institute, Odeon and all those removed for that eyesore A66 road through centre of town. We will have nothing left shortly. Its so easy for them to say structurally unsound, not economically viable, not in public interests etc etc and if all else fails there is always a mysterious fire. If this was London or somewhere down South they would finds the funds to repair it.
Can't remember who did this picture using AI but it was someone on here and I think its cracking
Can't remember who did this picture using AI but it was someone on here and I think its cracking
newyddion
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There was a good one where it was black and in some sort of blade runner future! Looked very cool.
birkbeck_dj
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The shenanigans over Hammersmith Bridge the past few years disproves your point about London and the south. Others have mentioned it in this thread too.
boroboy6872
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That`s a cracking pic
I`d but that if it was available or anything like it tbh
There`s an art shop at the top of Linthorpe Road that looked like it had some good stuff in it
DimisLegCramps
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Knock it down
Know the flyover down
Lock up all routes out of Middlesbrough
The Hunger Games start now
Know the flyover down
Lock up all routes out of Middlesbrough
The Hunger Games start now
newyddion
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We’ve given up on a fair bit already.. well, more like we couldn’t care.. not that we didn’t.. but everyone has their lives to get on with. The powers that be regardless of political alliance have always been short sighted idiotic morons looking only to feather their own nest .
Although it does seem more like a planes destruction.. a managed decline.
‘The Tees Valley of North Yorkshire’
a modern day harrying of the north.
NYboro
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To counter the ‘News’ report in the media, the Tees Transporter Bridge, whilst very poorly, IS NOT in imminent threat of collapse. This has been disgraceful ‘reporting’, when a so called ‘journalist’ only listens to half a story in order to generate ‘click bait’.
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This happened a couple of years ago also when a report that the Transporter was sinking was released by a former mayor on twitter but he had actually been badly misinformed by officers or again the actual report had not been communicated, it concluded something quite different.To counter the ‘News’ report in the media, the Tees Transporter Bridge, whilst very poorly, IS NOT in imminent threat of collapse. This has been disgraceful ‘reporting’, when a so called ‘journalist’ only listens to half a story in order to generate ‘click bait’.
Tees Transporter Bridge | Middlesbrough
Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough. 6,717 likes · 228 talking about this · 19,783 were here. The official page of the Tees Transporter Bridge. For operating times and Visitor Experience inform
I suspect the current report findings are quite lengthy but comprehensive. The survey has only been completed this month so am hoping the Gazette has jumped the gun.
MikeSkinner
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Disgraceful. Its stuff like this that the general public with not much interest will sway towards getting rid of it if its 'about to fall down!'.To counter the ‘News’ report in the media, the Tees Transporter Bridge, whilst very poorly, IS NOT in imminent threat of collapse. This has been disgraceful ‘reporting’, when a so called ‘journalist’ only listens to half a story in order to generate ‘click bait’.
Tees Transporter Bridge | Middlesbrough
Tees Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough. 6,717 likes · 228 talking about this · 19,783 were here. The official page of the Tees Transporter Bridge. For operating times and Visitor Experience inform
thewanderer
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Obviously a fake page...
It isn't a fake page it is the facebook page run from the Transporter Bridge visitor centre.
