Sujet

M6 Motorway, Acton Trussell and Bednall, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, 13/04/1961. Creator: John Laing plc.

Légende

A view of the construction of the Stafford/Wolverhampton railway bridge (Bridge 302) on Section A of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), showing a diesel train approaching along the railway line beneath the bridge. The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. Section A was 51/4 miles in length between Dunston and Whitgreave. This bridge is located at grid reference SJ9253218880.

Date

1961

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Notre référence

HRM21A84_265

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

101,0Mo (,0Ko) / 57,0cm x 44,4cm / 6732 x 5245 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation motorway road England railways engineering country bridge bridges scaffold scaffolding British English railway structure railway line location infrastructure century railway tracks Britain train track railway track civil engineering B&W Staffordshire m6 Sixties Construction Industry black & white black and white B W 1960s 20th century bypass TGN photograph road building Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc roadbuilding Acton Trussell Stafford Bypass