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And here's the lowering. |
Gwen stands in the rain for a shot of the queued traffic. |
Here's the film crew which perhaps prompted the scheduled bridge lift to be performed even though the scheduled ship wasn't ready to pass. |
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And here the gates open and traffic resumes. |
Heh--and just like in the States, being forced to stop for 5 minutes proves too much for some cars. Gwen wonders if that bottle of water is always carried just for the car's benefit. |
Odd crest on the bridge. |
Still stuck, but a bridge worker has arrived to help. |
We venture into the machine rooms |
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and spot this very cool phone! |
One of the large boilers that powers the turbines. |
It's a bit under ideal pressure. |
Good warning; I know that people used to be shorter, but this was built only a little over a century ago. |
Ahh, and now one of the huge engines. |
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You can see the self-lubricating joints. |
More utilitarian phones--this must've been the high-tech way to communicate at the time. |
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Odd right-angle socket (and non-socket) wrenches |
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and comically-oversized spanners. |
And yet another phone--this somewhat rough-looking one warrants a plaque. Of course, I'm intrigued by the exposed relays. In contrast, the wall wart is a depressing statement of current tech design. |
Ooooh--more dials and guages! |
A Gwen-sized phone box! |
An economically-built model. |