User:Luke.wiseman/sandbox

Hello! In this article about the Ouse Valley Viaduct, in the section headed "Maintenance Activities", in the second paragraph thereof, the text reads "By 1956, the damage to the viaduct was extensive but the cost of refurbishment work was deemed to be too high by British Rail.[4] The degradation was partially a consequence of the structure's long lifespan: when originally constructed, its designers had intended for the structure to have a design life of 120 years, which it had long since exceeded" Now, since the viaduct was opened in 1841, by 1956 it had not yet reached its design life-span (1956 - 1841 = 115 years.) If the word "had" were to be replaced by the word "has" it would be better. Otherwise the sentence needs tone rewritten. Best wishes, Luke Wiseman