2017

SO5305 : Trackbed of the Wye Valley Railway, Bigsweir

taken 7 years ago, near to The Fence, Gloucestershire, England

Trackbed of the Wye Valley Railway, Bigsweir
Trackbed of the Wye Valley Railway, Bigsweir
Two culverts are shown here. The one facing the camera was built in 1827 in conjunction with the adjoining Bigsweir bridge; the stone wall on the right is a culvert constructed by the Wye Valley Railway to carry their trackbed. The line passes through the steel gate above and across the A466 to St Briavels station just a few yards further on. The Wye Valley railway was opened on 1st November 1876 and ran from Tutshill (Chepstow) to Monmouth, a distance of almost 14 miles. The station at St Briavels was known as Bigsweir until 1909, and it closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 5th January 1959. The station building still exists, together with remains of the goods shed and now is the headquarters of a private fishing club.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Carries the A466 [7] · St Briavels Station [4] ·
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SO5305, 131 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Pankhurst   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 31 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 537 051 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.5988N 2:40.2497W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 537 052
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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