In 2014, the single track railway was duplicated. Two new concrete railway bridges were constructed and the old steel bridge placed out of use. Having two new single track bridges, separated by about a metre, rather than one double track bridge is more robust, since a problem affecting one single track bridge is less likely (though not guaranteed) to affect the other single track bridge.[2] The separate spans also allow rail-mounted cranes on the surviving bridge to get close to clear debris on the affected track, a problem with the Nzi River bridge collapse. The new bridges are likely to allow increased axle loads and speeds. The old and new bridges are about 50m apart, and the new bridge seem to be at a higher level than the old one. The new bridges are 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) gauge.
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On or before 26 September 1897,[3] the bridge collapsed due to the river it crossed being in flood.[4] Five of the fully loaded carriages fell into the river and about 150 people drowned.
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^"Terrible Railway Accident". Australian Town and Country Journal. Vol. LV, no. 1443. New South Wales. 2 October 1897. p. 12. Retrieved 14 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^"RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA". Adelaide Observer. Vol. LIV, no. 2, 922. 2 October 1897. p. 18. Retrieved 14 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^"RAILWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSES". The Australasian. Vol. LXIII, no. 1644. Victoria, Australia. 2 October 1897. p. 38. Retrieved 14 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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maddur, railway, bridge, collapse, maddur, railway, bridge, bridge, india, located, between, mysore, maddur, state, karnataka, mysore, state, railway, crossed, river, shimsha, contents, duplication, collapse, aftermath, also, referencesduplication, editin, 201. The Maddur railway bridge is a bridge in India It is located between Mysore and Maddur in the state of Karnataka The Mysore State Railway crossed the River Shimsha 1 Contents 1 Duplication 2 Collapse 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 ReferencesDuplication editIn 2014 the single track railway was duplicated Two new concrete railway bridges were constructed and the old steel bridge placed out of use Having two new single track bridges separated by about a metre rather than one double track bridge is more robust since a problem affecting one single track bridge is less likely though not guaranteed to affect the other single track bridge 2 The separate spans also allow rail mounted cranes on the surviving bridge to get close to clear debris on the affected track a problem with the Nzi River bridge collapse The new bridges are likely to allow increased axle loads and speeds The old and new bridges are about 50m apart and the new bridge seem to be at a higher level than the old one The new bridges are 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in gauge Collapse editOn or before 26 September 1897 3 the bridge collapsed due to the river it crossed being in flood 4 Five of the fully loaded carriages fell into the river and about 150 people drowned Aftermath editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2016 See also editList of bridge failuresReferences edit Terrible Railway Accident Australian Town and Country Journal Vol LV no 1443 New South Wales 2 October 1897 p 12 Retrieved 14 December 2016 via National Library of Australia Shimsha Bridge at Maddur RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA Adelaide Observer Vol LIV no 2 922 2 October 1897 p 18 Retrieved 14 December 2016 via National Library of Australia RAILWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSES The Australasian Vol LXIII no 1644 Victoria Australia 2 October 1897 p 38 Retrieved 14 December 2016 via National Library of Australia nbsp This article about a specific bridge or group of bridges is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This Indian rail transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about disaster management or a disaster is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maddur railway bridge collapse amp oldid 1173243633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
