

Suspended Traveller
History
Brunel’s Suspended Traveller
To help workmen cross the gorge while the bridge was under construction, Brunel designed the ‘suspended traveller’, a basket car which hung from an iron…

To help workmen cross the gorge while the bridge was under construction, Brunel designed the ‘suspended traveller’, a basket car which hung from an iron…
September’s weather has been somewhat wetter and windier – but this has not deterred the amazing teams of painters, electricians, joiners, scaffolders and engineers who…
29th October 2025
Thanks to the hot weather, the bridge refurbishment works continue at pace – and fast drying times have meant that there’s even been time to…
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