Item title reads: "Bridge builders' hustle. 500 ton bridge placed in position and in use within 24 hours, by small army of L. N. E. R. Engineers and workmen.
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
A large group of men are seen on a railway, workers are seen constructing a railway bridge. Some roll sleepers into position onto the track for a crane which hoists them up above their heads. View from side, of bridge spans being positioned by crane, with various views of bridge and workers hard at work.
Note: good example of manual labour and major engineering works.
FILM ID:692.11
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