Bailey Bridge Group Build

[Michael Cecil]

Pete,

I do have the Pam that superseded the 1942 Pam: WO7481, 1944, reprinted 1953, circa 150 pages, many fold-out. Also:

WO9412: (1957) EWBB Special constructions 96 pages
WO9009: (1955) EWBB Normal Uses, circa 190 pages
WO8296: (1949) BB Special Uses Section 6: Dual Carriageway bridge & Section 7: Canal Lock Bridge;
WO8127: (1946) BB Special Uses Sections 1 to 5. Fixed Span Bridges
WO8377: (1949) BB Special Uses Chapter 1: special methods of launching

If there are any of these that are of interest, I could investigate the cost of either digital or hard copying for you.

Mike

[Adrian Harris]

Thanks Pete - have edited my message accordingly.

Adrian

[Pete Mallett]

Hi MIke,

thanks for the offer, but I've got them all. The EWBB pam's are still held in the battlebox in digital format so are easily accessible, the rest I've picked up here there and everywhere. I even have the 1942 pam and very many of the 'Provisional Working Instructions' which preceded the official publications. The PWI for EWBB are particularly nice because they are printed in Legal format which means the fold outs are enormous and, when scanned, make great wall posters!

Pete

[Pete Mallett]

Thanks Pete - have edited my message accordingly.

Nicely caught mate!

[Pete Mallett]

Have a look at this auction, for what purports to be an original Bassett-Lowke Bailey bridge Model Training Set.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WWII-M-O-D-Ba ... 2668311995

Sadly, there's not a single part of this which is in any way relatedd to the B-L Bailey bridge model, or to Bailey bridge's in General. This lots looks like a pile of scrap from a 1960's Alumininium model of a Light Floating Bridge, IIRC that particular model was, in fact, about 1/12th scale. There's not even enough here to give you a basic understanding of what a LFB is or how it goes together. Perhaps, if you had an extensive collection of LFB already then it might be of use but even at that, it's still over priced.

I had to email the guy listing this junk on two occsaasion before he'd consider changing the description or adding a rider to the description. The first time he just ignored me and the second time I pointed out that if the winner of this auction pitched up on my website asking for advice (which he most likely would do) then I'd be honour bound to let him know the original lister was advised of his inaccurate description but did nothing about it, so leaving himself open to charges of fraud with the local constabulary. That's when he finally consented to responding to me and adding a rider to the description and advsiing those who had already bid on the auction. Three bidders withdrew almost right away but as you can see some remained and, as is always the case with eBay, two chumps steamed in at the end and tried to outbid each other for the 'prize'.

Several things to take from this:

i.) Caveat Emptor: If you don't know what you're about then keep your money in your pocket
ii.) Do your research before hand, not after you've parted with your hard earned. Money is easy to spend but it's damned hard to come by in the first place.
iii.) There is demand for these Model Bailey bridges, so it might be worthwhile for Armortek to a.) offer one on eBay as an Advert and b.) Get the news out across Militaria Collectors forums!

Pete

[Maarten Schutjes]

Donald Bailey, happy with his Bailey bridge kit

[Maarten Schutjes]

Another way of using a Bailey bridge as seen in their photo of the roof of the platforms of the train station in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
It was built in 1956 and consists of parts of bailey bridges used by British forces during the Second World War near Eindhoven.