EAW038126 ENGLAND (1951). The Severn Railway Bridge, Sharpness, from the south, 1951. This image has been produced from a print.
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| Title | [EAW038126] The Severn Railway Bridge, Sharpness, from the south, 1951. This image has been produced from a print. |
| Reference | EAW038126 |
| Date | 25-July-1951 |
| Link | |
| Place name | SHARPNESS |
| Parish | HINTON |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 367575, 203230 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.4695092302369, 51.726392676344 |
| National Grid Reference | SO676032 |
Pins
 Blakeney |
 gBr |
Saturday 8th of April 2017 07:20:13 PM |
| Etloe |
gBr |
Saturday 8th of April 2017 07:17:15 PM |
| Purton |
gBr |
Saturday 8th of April 2017 07:13:54 PM |
| South Wales Railway (GWR) main line |
gBr |
Saturday 8th of April 2017 07:10:18 PM |
| Steam powered swing span showing control room/signalbox with exhausts from engines and boilers. Two sets of each so one could always be ready for use whilst other was on standby or being overhauled. |
Louis |
Wednesday 12th of November 2014 08:45:33 PM |
Although the main bridge was always a single track structure the swing span was built to allow for the line to be doubled. |
gBr |
Friday 28th of November 2014 10:57:52 PM |