Greygreaser

swinging the bridge I found this in a search i was doing on the Reedham swing bridge - i believe the Somerleyton swing bridge has the same mechanism. Certainly sailing up both rivers and waiting for the bridges to ‘swing’ i could hear similar noises as the bridge lifts, unlatches and then the cables pull it round. I have in the 60s seen the signal man using a large hand wheel to wind the cables SOMERLEYTON SWING BRIDGE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS To Open Bridge 1. Reverse levers Nos. 3, 2 and 4. 2. Reverse console isolating lever. 3. Switch on pump motor. Place toggle lever in RAISE position and hold until JACKS RAISED indicator lamp is illuminated. 5. 6. Turn wedges wheel until wedges indicator shows OUT. Place t°Kfimlexecd'" LOWER position and. hold until JACKS LOWERED indicator 7. Return console isolating lever to normal position. 8. Switch on bridge slewing motor. 9. Turn bridge until indicator shows correct position. 10. Return No. 4 lever to normal position. 11. Switch off bridge slewing motor. To Close Bridge 1. Switch on bridge slewing motor. 2. Turn bridge until bridge indicator shows HOME and latches indicator shows IN. 3. Switch off bridge slewing motor. 4. Reverse console isolating lever. 5. Switch on pump motor. 6. Place toggle lever in RAISE position and hold until JACKS RAISED indicator lamp is illuminated. 7. Turn wedges wheel until wedges indicator shows UNDER 8. kalage:,59Rflnilexed.in LOWER position and hold until JACKS LOWERED indicator 9. Return console isolating lever to normal position. 10. Return levers Nos. 2 and 3 to Normal position