Nuclear waste from Hinkley Point power station on the Somerset coast is transported to Bridgwater by road, and then by rail to Sellafield in Cumbria. This fixed gantry crane in the yard at Bridgwater station is used to transfer the 50+ tonne nuclear waste flasks from lorries to trains.
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Photo by <a href="mailto:cmckenna@sucs.org?subject=rail-photo at railfaneurope.net">Chris McKenna</a> 30/10/2006.<br>
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