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[[James Brunlees]] was the engineer of the [[Solway Junction Railway]]. This involved a 1 mile 8 chains cast-iron girder viaduct between Bowness-on-Solway and Annan | [[James Brunlees]] was the engineer of the [[Solway Junction Railway]]. This involved a 1 mile 8 chains cast-iron girder viaduct between across the Solway Firth between Bowness-on-Solway (Cumbria) and Annan (Dumfries & Galloway). It had 193 spans of 30 ft with 2,892 tons of cast iron for the piles and 1,807 tons of wrought iron. The Act of Parliament was passed in 1864 and the railway was opened in 1869. | ||
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1869 Solway Firth Viaduct was opened.
James Brunlees was the engineer of the Solway Junction Railway. This involved a 1 mile 8 chains cast-iron girder viaduct between across the Solway Firth between Bowness-on-Solway (Cumbria) and Annan (Dumfries & Galloway). It had 193 spans of 30 ft with 2,892 tons of cast iron for the piles and 1,807 tons of wrought iron. The Act of Parliament was passed in 1864 and the railway was opened in 1869.
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