Railway Truss Girders Constructed in Meiji Era (2nd Report)

Girders of the British School of Design, their History and Present (2)

Abstract

In this second report, various truss girders of the British school of design constructed in Meiji era (1868-1912) other than 200ft double Warren trusses are described.
Iron and steel truss girders are classified into 13 types by their skeleton diagrams. Nine of those are pin-connected types and the rest are riveted ones. Only a few girders are still in service their original sites though most girders have already been removed. In April 1986, 39 girders (excluding 200ft double Warren trusses) are still in service.