Brunel's Other Bridge Bristol Swivel Bridge 2018

Brunel Swivel Bridge Project Photos March 2018

2018 investigative work is on the rotation of the bridge

Investigating the wheels. Rotor Wheels photosThis time the North East.
Everyone wearing woolly hats to keep warm

The south-east wheel has recently been machined, showing our wheel in a giant lathe at Croft Engineering in Fishponds, with machinist Paul Tyrer.	Maggie and Julian trying to get the bronze shell out of the housing, the other Julian filming.
Julian taking the cap off the noth west housing.	David and Bob starting to lift the north east wheel
Wheel needs a good clean	There is very little room to manoevre
The hook gets in the way of the turntable. There is no room to put the wheel at an angle to get past. Time for a rethink	Bob gets the wheel lifted finally with Martyn and Ian's help and a long crowbar.
Just look at the cobwebs in the wheel	Bob directing the next operation
David putting scaffolding pole under the gantry ready to move the wheel	Geoff moving the wheel
Manoevring the wheel at an angle to get to the Youngmans board going diagonally
Need to walk the plank to get to the meeting of the Youngmans boards	Martyn on the wire brush, David on the needle gun, cleaning the wheel
wheel going back into Geoff's car	Ian Kerr with his Meccano and polystyrene model of the 'setting gear' which sets the Bridge deck at the correct level on the north bank of the Entrance Lock. His Meccano model of the bridge itself was on show at the Model Engineering show August 2016