Viaduct.mpg

How not to demolish an arch bridge

[@fredphipps9452]

Destruction is easy; no one could build like that nowdays

[@rodgerlucas7528]

Walked over the viaduct the night B4 it was demolished. It was on the Royal Deeside Line 1 1/2 miles West of Torphins (where my folks live) & the railway was closed under the Beeching report back in the late 60's. What a shame it wasn't preserved (& the railway too 4 that matter) usual UK shortsightedness!

[@lewis72]

Yes, it is a shame but I guess BR/Rail Network didn't want to pay for the upkeep of a viaduct not being used.

[@52Kriegslok]

Vandalism, such nice arches.

[@richardmarshall4322]

That God we have the preservation societies that save our heritage. The philystines destroy anything these days. Beautiful Victorian structures, no skill today to build anything as beautiful.

[@Brucey76]

yes this is the balnacraig viaduct at sundayswells near torphins. im in this video, im a wee loon then, at 44 seconds, im the lad on his bike leaning against the fence. lol

[@thomasdonald3291]

Camera crew waited all morning and then dropped their gear and ran for their lives as It fell!

[@Brucey76]

I lved there until i was 23, then emmigrated to australia, the trains stopped before i was born, yeah ive been to england a few times

[@neilgauld2817]

I was in the Learney the night you had your fairwell drinks you must be about 40 now The learneys now a coctail bar with no darts and pool table gone just like the viaduct

[@Brucey76]

yeah im the furthest over & im next to the guy with the red on his jacket, im behind the men infront, i know the guy with the red on his jacket, he now lives in canada, it was 89 & i remember we were off school as it was a holiday monday, think it was in june

[@shrubbie1]

Oh well, that line aint coming back...

[@railfreightdrivergallagherGBRf]

Prestleigh on the S&D?

[@benbisley]

Amazing! Good video. Where is the site?

[@murphycreationsvideos]

Poor Bridge

[@mrdphill]

Is this Balnacraig viaduct, west of Aberdeen, 1989?

[@angelsone-five7912]

So what harm was it doing?!

[@ianhudson2193]

Costing a fortune to maintain for no reason.....

[@numberonefan4699]

The horror 😱😨😢

[@mrdphill]

Where abouts is this viaduct?

[@D.music85]

Well it WAS near torphins, Aberdeenshire.

[@TheMysticalOrgan]

Presumably an old railway viaduct: why was it being demolished to start with? I wonder, given how easily it's coming down, just how safe a condition it was in. When was this done? If nothing else, at least the job was done efficiently!

[@neilgauld2817]

Easy to come down thats a granite rock breaker! The only reason it came down as no one would pay to maintain it in the future ! They were fined £30.000 They almost killed the camera man efficiently

[@levelcrossing150]

The strength is in the arch, when you remove the centre stones from the arch then it comes crashing down.

[@mrdphill]

So all your life have you lived and are you still living in that area? Did you ever actually see a train go across the viaduct? I also believe they did try to raise money to save the viaduct. I live in Newcastle upon Tyne in England.I have visited Scotland but not the Balnacraig area. If you are Scottish, have you ever been to visit England?

[@mrdphill]

I take it you were born in 1976, so you would have been 13 in 1989. 7 seconds into the video, are you the lad furthest away from the land rover? I guess at 44-45 seconds, you are not the lad with red on his jacket. Also do you have a precise date for this video?