Well, the bridge in question is that rather strange one in a place called Crowland on the edge of the Fens in England. Many years ago two rivers converged to become one in the centre of the town. The bridge therefore had a triangle of spans which makes it fairly unusual. However, more unusually is that there are no longer any rivers flowing under it!
The rivers were diverted several hundreds of years ago leaving the streets for this very old town somewhat wider than would be the norm as the old river channels have become roads.
You can tell this is an old structure just by how it is built - certainly not very accessible with those slopes.
So what has this interesting view of a bridge got to do with a bargain Woody you may well ask! Well, I took Mrs. Woody out for the day and we ended up at Crowland. After a walk and something to eat it was time to go home. Looking at where we were I realsied we were not that far from Peterborough and the model shop Trains4U. Not been there for a while and I needed some Metcalfe brickpaper, some Woodlands polyfibre and some balsa wood. Course set for home via Peterborough and the shop had all that I wanted. - Nice!
However in looking around, as you must if you visit a shop like this, I came across this in the second hand/pre owned/pre-loved cabinet....
Now I love the Union Pacific livery and the loco is a great looker which was tempting but when I looked at the end and saw this that meant this was coming home with me for my USA switching layout!
£45 and DCC fitted! Bargain! And all because we visited that bridge! Hence A bridge to a bargain!
Out of the box it is like new.
On the layout it really fits in and runs well!
I must take Mrs. W out more in the future if there are more bargains like this!
