A sunny Sunday and it was too tempting to sit around! So I made my way to the south side of the Manchester Ship Canal to find a way onto the Cadishead Railway Bridge.
Each side had 4, 40 foot containers with razor wire and a considerable overhang so getting on the main span is out of the question! It was sectioned off after closing as a rail route in 1982-4. The additional security was added after people had been chucking things at passing ships.
Unperturbed – I discovered ruins of a further bridge adjacent to it and then the petroleum basin – used for refuelling/loading ships at the height of the ship canals use. If you like brambles you are in for a treat! But I guess that – like me, you aren’t and lots of germolene was used as a result.
There are still evidence of where the pipelines ran and terminated set back from the banks, concrete wedges with wooden buffers bolted on and a host of old signs.
Viewed from the south.
Remnants of another bridge.
an old bridge support with very old graffiti
Pipeline mountings.
Long view of the bridge.
From below!
Under the bridge and all the holes!
Warning light.
Mooring point set well back from the water.
We’ll never get there at this speed!
Main sign.
Some kind of valve (there were a few of these)
Main terminal.
Pipe connections.
Alien - or is it a pipe connection for firemen?
Each side had 4, 40 foot containers with razor wire and a considerable overhang so getting on the main span is out of the question! It was sectioned off after closing as a rail route in 1982-4. The additional security was added after people had been chucking things at passing ships.
Unperturbed – I discovered ruins of a further bridge adjacent to it and then the petroleum basin – used for refuelling/loading ships at the height of the ship canals use. If you like brambles you are in for a treat! But I guess that – like me, you aren’t and lots of germolene was used as a result.
There are still evidence of where the pipelines ran and terminated set back from the banks, concrete wedges with wooden buffers bolted on and a host of old signs.
Viewed from the south.
Remnants of another bridge.
an old bridge support with very old graffiti
Pipeline mountings.
Long view of the bridge.
From below!
Under the bridge and all the holes!
Warning light.
Mooring point set well back from the water.
We’ll never get there at this speed!
Main sign.
Some kind of valve (there were a few of these)
Main terminal.
Pipe connections.
Alien - or is it a pipe connection for firemen?
looks like a very interesting place to spend an afternoon 
