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The Royal Albert Bridge

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“In an evil moment he [Brunel] was tempted to raise up a monument to his engineering
ability that should astonish the world” Mr Smith – Chairman of the Cornwall Railway

The intention of this site is to present my research into The Royal Albert Bridge and Saltash Station. My plan is to eventually produce a model of the bridge to the scale of 2mm to 1 foot, with 2mm Finescale trains running on a track gauge of 9.42mm. I’m not yet certified insane…

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