A baulk road crossing showing the baulks (under the rails) and transoms (to maintain the gauge)
Baulk road is the name given to a type of railway track or 'rail road' that is formed using rails carried on continuous timber bearings, as opposed to the more familiar 'cross-sleeper' track that uses closely spaced sleepers or ties to give intermittent support to stronger rails.
Baulk road was popularised by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for his 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge railways in the UK, but has also been used for other railways and can still be found in modified form in special locations on present day railways.
Baulkroad is the name given to a type of railway track or 'rail road' that is formed using rails carried on continuous timber bearings, as opposed to...
Baulk may refer to: Baulk, areas on various types of billiard table Baulk, a wall of intact earth in an archaeological excavation Baulkroad, a type of...
notably used on the Great Western Railway's 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) gauge baulkroad, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Barlow rail was invented by William...
continuously supported on thick timber baulks, known as "baulkroad". Thinner timber transoms were used to keep the baulks the correct distance apart. This...
rail was supported along its length, with examples including Brunel's baulkroad on the Great Western Railway, as well as use on the Newcastle and North...
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gauge distance. Modern ladder track can be considered a development of baulkroad, which supported rails on longitudinal wooden sleepers. Synonyms include...
tie-bars. The whole assembly was referred to as the baulkroad—railwaymen usually call their track a road. Initially, Brunel had the track tied down to timber...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
It is adjacent to the Tamar Bridge which opened in 1961 to carry the A38 road. The Royal Albert Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Surveying...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
maintenance difficulties. It resembles the bridge rail used for Brunel's baulkroad, but was of tapering form, rather than with the flat base of the heavier...
designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. As of the 2022–23 Office of Rail & Road Statistics, it is the second busiest station in the United Kingdom, after...
of streets in Exeter: Isambard Terrace, Kingdom Mews, and Brunel Close. A road, car park, and school in his home city of Portsmouth are also named in his...
works had been finished. By summer 1840, the London Paddington to Faringdon Road section of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) had been completed, as was...
Kingdom Brunel. It is a Grade I listed building and forms part of the B3129 road. The idea of building a bridge across the Avon Gorge originated in 1753....
a bus route which supposedly ran through Brunel's campus along Cleveland Road. The newspaper editorial team is made up of volunteer students and is funded...
preferred site was in Hyde Park, adjacent to Princes Gate near Pennington Road, but other sites considered included Wormwood Scrubs, Battersea Park, the...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
the listed railway bridge and the setting of the adjacent Grade I listed road bridge." As a means of reducing the visual impact of electrification on the...
Other engineering and building Atmospheric railway Balloon flange girder Baulkroad Broad gauge Brook House, Steventon Crew's Hole tar works Crystal Palace...
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