Severn Bridge Railway

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Severn Bridge Railway
An Ordanace Survey map of the Severn Railway Bridge from 1946
Dates of operation	1879–1893
Successor	Great Western Railway and the Midland Railway
Track gauge	4 ft 8¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge), (?)

Legend

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Dean Forest Railway

Severn Bridge Tunnel

Gloucester to Newport Line(From Newport to Gloucester)

Lydney Harbour Branch

Forges

Lower Docks

Upper Docks

Severn Railway Bridge over River Severn(Dismantled 1970)

Swing bridge over Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

Locks onto River Severn

Locks onto River Severn

Old Docks Branch

Cross Country Route(To Gloucester)

Berkeley Loop

Cross Country Route(To Bristol)

The Severn Bridge Railway was an early British railway company. It ran from Berkeley Road railway station to Sharpness railway station via the Sharpness Branch Line. It then went over the River Severn on the Severn Railway Bridge and to Lydney Junction railway station. It was opened in 1879 as a joint venture between the Midland Railway and the Severn and Wye Railway. It was amalgamated with the Severn and Wye Railway in the same year. It then became the Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Company; the Severn and Wye Railway went into liquidation in 1893 and was bought by both the Great Western Railway and the Midland Railway in 1894. It was then called the Severn and Wye Joint Railway (S&WJR).^[1]

References

↑ Ron Huxley, The rise and fall of the Severn Bridge Railway, 1984, ISBN 978-1-84868-033-3

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