The British Steel Corporation bridge spanned the entrance to Prince’s Harbour at the Glasgow Garden Festival. The railway track across the bridge carried the Festival Railway.
The steel bridge was a temporary feature, marking the boundary between Prince’s Harbour and the River Clyde. It was actually a floating bridge and a sophisticated signalling system had to be installed for safety reasons. If the bridge floated even fractionally away from this true position, a warning was activated.
Reference: Mitchell Library, GC f607.3441443 GLA
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Libraries Information and Learning
Keywords:
bridges, British Steel Corporation, exhibitions, Festival Railway, Glasgow Garden Festival, miniature railways, Princes Harbour, River Clyde, signalling systems
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