1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148 
Tyne Tunnel monster
Page 20
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
THIS MONSTER load, which is part of a North' Sea oil rig, is the widest-ever load to pass through the Tyne Tunnel.
The load consisted of two deck panels each weighing 32 tonnes and over 26ft wide. Maximum width in the tunnel is 28ft, leaving very little clearance on the bends. Just to check it would get through, a full-size wooden mock-up was constructed and taken through a few days earlier.
Total length of the whole train was 112ft. Pulling power was provided by a DAF 2800 DI(S 6x4 unit, hauling a Nicholas eight-axle trailer with hydraulic suspension and all-axle steering.
Econofreight Transport of Stockton-on-Tees decided to use the Tunnel route to avoid the need temporarily to remove a variety of street furniture such as traffic signs and lamp standards. This would have cost an estimated £11,000!