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A BRIEF HISTORY : IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY , MARCH 19 , 1859 AT 3 AM , THERE WAS A FATAL TRAIN WRECK THAT OCCURED HERE....A BAD STORM DURING THE NIGHT BEFORE HAD WEEKEND A 10 TO 20FT ENBANKMENT , WHICH EVENTUALLY GAVEWAY...A WESTBOUND TRAIN HAD PASSED OVER THE AREA ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE , THE EAST BOUND WASNT SO LUCKY....WASHED OUT , THE RAILWAY COLLAPSED AND THE TRAIN CRASHED INTO THE GROUND BELOW....FIVE MEN DIED THAT NIGHT INCLUDING THE ENGINEER , THE BRAKEMAN AND TWO PASSENGERS....THE FIFTH MAN , THE FIREMAN ON THE TRAIN , DIED THE FOLLOWING DAY..... |
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THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN ON SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 6 , 2005 AT THE SYDENHAM BRIDGE . THEY WERE TAKEN BETWEEN 4:30 AND 7PM AS THE WEATHER STARTED GETTING BAD , THE WIND WAS 40 TO 50 KM AN HOUR , WITH GUSTS OF OVER 70 KM . A HUDGE TREE CAME CRASHING DOWN BEHIND THE MAIN BRIDGE AS WE WERE TAKING PICTURES ON THE LITTLE BRIDGE . WE HAVE SINCE UPDATED SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT INCLUDING A MARANTZ 222 ANALOG RECORDER AND A SENNHEISER MICROPHONE ( THE ONE PICTURED IS A RENTAL ) . NOTHING OF INTEREST WAS PHOTOGRAPHED OR RECORDED , TOO WINDY . STILL A VERY INTERESTING PLACE WERE GOING TO GO BACK IN THE FUTURE UNDER BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS..... |
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