La Societe Couillet
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La Société Couillet
1850-1 Installed a wrought iron railway bridge at Ham-sur-Sambre, Belgium. The ironwork was constructed by a Prussian firm, Établissements Piedboeuf of Aix-la-Chapelle, Düsseldorf and Jupille. The bridge had three main box girders, 8 inches wide. The central girder was 10 ft (3.048m) high and the two outer girders 8 ft (2.44m) high. The span was 108 ft. The imperial dimensions reflect those used on the manufacturer's drawings! This bridge was replaced c.1895.[1]
1862 Couillet railway locomotives at the 1862 London Exhibition.
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