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redblood said:
That's interesting. Central station was opened early 1900s and the SHB 30 odd years later. Considering that, I would expect to have seen many more girders, beams or panels made in Skinningrove but that wasn't the case.
However the one that I did come across was placed in a position where it was early days in the construction of the bridge which was to be the first expansion joint on the north side of the harbour.
Maybe they found the steel to be inferior for bridge construction from Skinningrove ?
I have to admit though that that doesn't make much sense really, does it?
Still, one piece in 10 years of clambering all over and under the damn thing suggests that something was going on.
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The City Circle and local platforms at Central were added much later I think so timing probably fits. Interesting that the line coming south off the bridge has Wynyard Station with local BHP beams (could have been later additions), Town Hall with classic Dorman Long and Central with some Skinningrove. I guess with huge building projects there'd be a main contractor then bits and pieces sourced from all over to fill the gaps. I just googled building of these stations and looks like 1928-1932 in line with the bridge which makes sense.
I can't resist... A classic DL beam on one of the platforms at Town Hall Station:
 

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Boro said:
The City Circle and local platforms at Central were added much later I think so timing probably fits. Interesting that the line coming south off the bridge has Wynyard Station with local BHP beams (could have been later additions), Town Hall with classic Dorman Long and Central with some Skinningrove. I guess with huge building projects there'd be a main contractor then bits and pieces sourced from all over to fill the gaps. I just googled building of these stations and looks like 1928-1932 in line with the bridge which makes sense.
I can't resist... A classic DL beam on one of the platforms at Town Hall Station:
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Brilliant mate thanks for that info.
Certainly makes more sense now.
Again thanks and UTB
 
The rail fly overs to the south of Central station (between Central and Redfern Station) had Dorman Long beams.

Unfortunately they were replaced around 8 years ago as part of maintenance upgrade.
 
In the song Steel River, Chris Rea refers to "From Sydney harbour to the Cisco bay", now ignoring the use of the word "Frisco" which is horrible in itself, none of the major bridges in the bay area (certainly the GGB and Bay Bridge) used Teesside steel.

Chris know something no one else does, or just a bit of poetic bending of the facts ?
 
SmoggyParmo said:
Saw them on the side of a bridge in Sydney once. Also, remember seeing them on random walks in the lakes near old mine sites.
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Yeah, that'll probably be Sydney Harbour Bridge, pretty famous/ well known that was Dorman Long steel. There could have been others too though, dunno how many bridges Sydney has.
 
Found on a bridge over the river Greta in the Lake District.
On the disused Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Trail.
 

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Overjoyed to spot the Dorman Long steel beams holding up the Derby Silk Mill 'Museum of Making', now of course known as the "Museum of Made - By Boro"
 
Also Dorman Long beams on the bridge over the River Esk in Ruswarp. I remember walking the wife and our 20 month old son across the Sydney Harbour Bridge just to see the plaque in the middle :) Wifes godmother owns the original blue-prints to the bridge.
We truly did "build the world", which makes the industrial vandalism inflicted on us by that witch Thatcher all the more wrong.
I also take great pleasure in reminding the Geordies that that great icon of Newcastle the Tyne Bridge was constructed by a Teesside Company.
 
We built the world (excluding N America) would be more accurate. Protectionism wasn't invented by Trump, it's been USA's way for many years.

The railway stations in the UK now have thick paint that obscures the makers name. A curiosity you can see is Peckham Rye station where the joists in the roof alternate between DL and Dalziel (Scottish).
The most unexpected sighting was from my dad, who told me he saw the DL mark on Tokyo station, circa 1945.
 
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