On 2014-01-17 14:34:37 +0000, Martin said:

On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:04:56 +0000, sacha wrote:

On 2014-01-17 13:01:42 +0000, Martin said:

On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:53:14 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2014-01-17 10:44:39 +0000, Martin said:

On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:26:55 +0000, Sacha wrote:

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Next time the Royal Marines move/rescue cars in Cornwall they might find it
quicker if they use more than two planks. It's good entertainment doing it with
only two planks on programmes like Top Gear, but time consuming and a bit silly
in the real world.

Perhaps that's all they had available. Military funding cuts etc....!

Possibly and no plans to replace the road because of national budget cuts?

More & longer planks would certainly be cheaper! A sort of mini King
Harry ferry, perhaps!

as thick as two short ones? :-)

Maybe perforated steel plates would be a better solution. The sort used for
temporary runways in post war Europe.

Is that the same as a Bailey Bridge?
No that's a prefabricated kit bridge made out of girders.
You sometimes see the perforated steel sheets on the roof racks of 4WDs.

There's a photo here.
http://imageshack.us/a/img443/2581/11jj.jpg
The pieces can be made to interlock with each other in order to cover a large
area like a runway. http://www.etp-trade.de/psp-history.html


Thank you!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon