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I've built up this article from all sorts of references on the web, so any corrections will be welcome.

The bridge in the lower photo on the Cologne page may be Moorsom's or a postwar reincarnation of it, but I can't be sure. Chevin 18:21, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing if not persistent I finally typed Hohenzollernbridge into Alta Vista and got the following info. Moorsom's bridge was rebuilt as a three span bridge between 1907 and 1911. It was rebuilt after the bombing of WWII when it was completely destroyed and was then widened to six tracks in 1990. Chevin 19:07, 13 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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What was the role of Moorsom in the CHPR??. Most of the usual sources credit it to Josias Jessop whose father William built the Cromford Canal. And 'Joss. Jessop Engineer' is the person credited on the Parsley Hay bridge plaque.

But Jessop died in 1826 I gather, so a role for Moorsom to finish off the route seems possible - except he'd hardly got back in the country when it opened in 1831? Linuxlad 14:15, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The dates are very fuzzy, which is why I've avoided quoting any. He also got married about this time, and the reference implied it was in Canada. He could have come back, however, at any time, on leave of absence. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars I imagine a lot of officers were kicking their heels. As a Royal Engineer he would be experienced in surveying and civil engineering, so it would be, as it were, his conversion course. He was associated with the Stevensons, who were busy in the area, and he may have worked under their direction. Chevin 15:25, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

POSTSCRIPT Forget my last speculative paragraph. Moorsom was manager for a period shortly after it began operation. Reference: Hodgkins, D.J., (1983) Captain Moorsom and the Attempt to Revive the Cromford And High Peak Railway, Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol 103 Pp 137‑159 Chevin (talk) 10:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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	: The dates are very fuzzy, which is why I've avoided quoting any. He also got married about this time, and the reference implied it was in Canada. He could have come back, however, at any time, on leave of absence. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars I imagine a lot of officers were kicking their heels. As a Royal Engineer he would be experienced in surveying and civil engineering, so it would be, as it were, his conversion course. He was associated with the Stevensons, who were busy in the area, and he may have worked under their direction. [[User:Chevin\|Chevin]] 15:25, 7 November 2005 (UTC)		: The dates are very fuzzy, which is why I've avoided quoting any. He also got married about this time, and the reference implied it was in Canada. He could have come back, however, at any time, on leave of absence. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars I imagine a lot of officers were kicking their heels. As a Royal Engineer he would be experienced in surveying and civil engineering, so it would be, as it were, his conversion course. He was associated with the Stevensons, who were busy in the area, and he may have worked under their direction. [[User:Chevin\|Chevin]] 15:25, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

	:: POSTSCRIPT Forget my last speculative paragraph. Moorsom was manager for a period shortly after it began operation. ~~<ref>~~Hodgkins, D.J., (1983) ''Captain Moorsom and the Attempt to Revive the Cromford And High Peak Railway,'' Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol 103 Pp 137‑159~~</ref>~~ [[User:Chevin\|Chevin]] ([[User talk:Chevin\|talk]]) 10:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)		:: POSTSCRIPT Forget my last speculative paragraph. Moorsom was manager for a period shortly after it began operation. Reference: Hodgkins, D.J., (1983) ''Captain Moorsom and the Attempt to Revive the Cromford And High Peak Railway,'' Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Vol 103 Pp 137‑159 [[User:Chevin\|Chevin]] ([[User talk:Chevin\|talk]]) 10:00, 17 September 2012 (UTC)