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This is video of me riding across the mile long bridge over Saylorville Lake near Polk City, Iowa on RAGBRAI 34. I recorded it for my sister and brother-in-law, who were both off the route that day.
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In Jan 2007 work started on Demolishing part of South Works around 'K' Gate where Herbert Austin started the Company in 1905. The Main brick building on the Lickey Road, was called South Engineering.
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October 10th 2006 was the 26th anniversary of the Austin Rover Metro launch.To celebrate the birthday of the Metro, enthusiasts and owners gathered at the gates of the Longbridge factory in Birmingham and then went on to the monthly classic car meet at nearby Whythall Green.
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A very early BMC film of the original Mini being built from Start to finish at the Austin Factory, Longbridge - happy times. Sadly, most of the factory has recently been demolished. The Mini production assembly remained virtually unchanged for 40 years.
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PART 2 - A very early BMC film of the original Mini being built from Start to finish at the Austin Factory, Longbridge - happy times. Sadly, most of the factory has recently been demolished. The Mini production assembly remained virtually unchanged for 40 years
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A collection of photos from 2005 before the demolision started. And from 2006/7 during and after.
I worked in Powertrain for 18 years.
Don't really miss working there if i'm honest.
Miss working with my mates though. Badger
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The Austin Motor Company at Longbridge manufactured aircraft for the First and Second World Wars. This video shows the production of the Hurricane in 1942 and flight testing from its own airfield. For more information on aircraft production visit www.austinmemories.c om
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Riding Amtrak out of New Orleans and over the Huey P. Long Bridge across the Mississippi. This bridge is the longest railroad bridge in America. It opened in 1935 and its piers rest on sand because bedrock is 1000 feet down in this location.
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Mechanical demolition of 400-meter-long bridge over railway in Poznan (Poland).
Rozbiórka mechaniczna 400-metrowego wiaduktu w Poznaniu.
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CrossCountry Class 170 on Microsoft Train Simulator - Longbridge to Birmingham New St.
Route - West Coast Express Part 2 Add on - Cross-City
Trains - UKTrainsim File IDs: 18822 and 18896
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I have been taking photos from around the Longbridge site once a year for the past 3 years, just to show people how big the plant was & to remind everyone about this once great factory.
I shall continue to take photos periodically until the redevelopment is complete.
Badgerlad
