Professor Trevor Whittaker crosses a Guinness world record beating Meccano Bridge, spanning more than 100 feet across Clarendon dock in Belfast. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire Engineering students in ...

A total of 11,000 pieces of lightweight metal went in to the span across part of the River Lagan. A Guinness World Records official confirmed it has set a record for the world's largest Meccano ...

Once-popular engineering toy, in decline since the 1950s, will still be manufactured by partner companies It is the children’s toy, invented in Britain, that inspired a passion for engineering, ...

Engineering students in Belfast have set a world record with a 100ft bridge made from Meccano. A total of 11,000 pieces of lightweight metal went in to the span across part of the River Lagan. A ...

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