Live Train Webcam at the Royal Albert Bridge
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- Location: Royal Albert Bridge, Cornwall, England
- Source: Railcam
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Info: Live train webcam at the Royal Albert Bridge in Cornwall.
The Royal Albert Bridge is a railway bridge which was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It spans the River Tamar between Plymouth in Devon and Saltash in Cornwall.
This live train webcam is courtesy of Railcam.
More info: The Royal Albert Bridge, carries the railway from Plymouth into Cornwall across the river Tamar. It was product of the Cornwall Railway Company and its engineer, the famous Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The bridge was opened by Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. Despite its scale and complexity, the bridge took just five years to build, with construction starting in 1854.
In 2011 Network Rail began a three-year £10 million refurbishment involving replacing 50,000 bolts and installation of 100 tonnes of new steelwork. The bridge was also stripped back to the bare metal and repainted in the Goose Grey colour originally applied in 1952.
The bridge can be crossed using a train on the Cornish Main Line which affords far-reaching views of the Tamar.