Watch as 118-year-old Somerleyton Swing Bridge moves into place

Video has captured a glimpse of what it is like to operate a century-old swing bridge, as it prepares to carry a passenger train over a river.

The Somerleyton Swing Bridge, over the River Waveney on the Norfolk-Suffolk border, was built in 1905.

The crossing carries the double-tracked Norwich to Lowestoft railway line.

A heritage group said it had been "inundated with requests" for tours of the bridge, which are to be held on Saturday and on 16 September.

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8 September 2023