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	ooBdoo
		The two bridges of the Severn crossing carrying roads (opened in 1966 and 1996) link Wales with the southern counties of England and are among the most important in Britain.
		The Severn is bridged at many places, and many of these bridges are notable in their own right, with several designed and built by the engineer Thomas Telford.
		The Severn Princess is currently undergoing restoration after being found in Ireland full of fertiliser, after dragging her back with her sinking twice on the way it is hoped that at some time in the near future she will be fully operational again.
	www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=Severn (1332 words)

	Severn Railway Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Severn Railway Bridge was a railway bridge in Gloucestershire that used to cross the tidal River Severn from Sharpness to Lydney.
		It was originally constructed by the Seven Bridge Railway company in the 1870s to allow coal to be transported from the Forest of Dean.
		The bridge was damaged beyond repair on 25 October 1960.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Severn_Railway_Bridge (214 words)

	Severn Bridge
		Severn Bridge is the suspension bridge that forms part of the original Severn crossing.
		The bridge was opened by Queen Elizabeth II, and hailed it as the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
		The Severn Bridge is in almost exactly the same location as the old Aust Ferry.
	www.riversevernbore.co.uk /Severn_Bridge.htm (270 words)

	River Severn Bridges
		Early man regarded the River Severn as a defence against the enemy on the other side, therefore he didn't find it necessary to cross the river that often.
		40 bridges are in Wales, 32 in Shropshire, 14 in Worcestershire, 12 in Gloucestershire and 2 in Gwent/South Gloucestershire.
		The Second Severn Crossing was opened on the 5th June 1996 and will have cost in excess of £300,000,000.
	www.severnbore.ndirect.co.uk /bridges.htm (203 words)

	Highland View Resort-Rice Lake Railway Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		In its day the bridge was considered a remarkable engineering achievement, but by the winter of 1861-62 it was considered unsafe and was a short time later destroyed by ice.
		This railway was to be the gateway to lake country north of Peterborough.
		The railway bridge was in the limelight one last time when in 1860 the Prince of Wales on his visit to Canada was expected to ride the railway over the bridge, but went by steamer instead, raising suspicion that he was afraid to cross by the bridge.
	www.highlandview.com /RICE_RAILWAY.HTM (658 words)

	Railway stamps delivered letters and parcels
		Railway stamps are stamps issued by a government to show prepayment for delivery of letters and parcels handled by state railways.
		Railway company stamps are much more numerous than railway stamps, and they have been issued by railway companies throughout the world.
		The railway transported the letter to the post office that served the railway station nearest to where the letter was addressed.
	www.linns.com /howto/refresher/railway_20040112/refreshercourse.asp (1435 words)

	The Severn Railway Tunnel of the Great Western Railway
		The tides in the Severn estuary are the highest in Europe and are only surpassed in height by the tides of the Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick.
		The most popular schemes were crossings by a bridge as tunnelling was seen as a risky and unpredictable method.
		At a cost of £1,800,000, it was to be a formidable undertaking, however, the risks to shipping avoiding the bridge supports in addition to the mists and fogs of the estuary were hard to calculate.
	www.greatwestern.org.uk /severn1.htm (685 words)

	Telford history, shropshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Railways had to cross the river and there are two fine examples still in use today.
		One on the Severn Suspension Bridge, five at the Severn Railway Bridge and one at Haw Bridge.
		In the autumn of 1994 the new Jackfield Bridge in Shropshire was opened, this replaces the Old Jackfield Free Bridge which had been considered unsafe for a number of years and during 1996 the Second Severn Crossing was declared open by HRH Prince Charles.
	www.telfordgold.com /history_of.htm (1578 words)

	Severn Valley Railway
		A remarkable feature of the Railway not readily appreciated by visitors is that it is very largely run by unpaid volunteers, with a paid staff of around seventy people responsible for administration and commercial activities, plus regular track and rolling stock maintenance.
		The original Severn Valley Railway, which borrowed locos and stock, was absorbed into the GWR in the 1870's, and in 1878 a link line was constructed from Bewdley to Kidderminster.
		Certain economies were effected in the British Railway's era, firstly with the introduction of single-unit diesel railcars, and later with diesel multiple units on some of the services, though certain steam-hauled trains survived to the end.
	www.svr.co.uk /history.php (1359 words)

	Severn Railway Bridges
		At one time there was a railway bridge near Sharpness, but it was damaged by a ship, and the remains were eventually demolished.
		East of the viaduct the railway crosses the east channel of the Severn on a plate girder bridge.
		The bridge at Worcester, which can be seen by looking north from the road bridge, has two main truss spans over the river, and a number of arches across the flood plain.
	www.brantacan.co.uk /severn_railway_bridges.htm (688 words)

	Severn Bridges
		The Severn was once the busiest river in Europe, and in view of its length, it is not surprising that some of the bridges were built by great engineers such as Telford.
		There were already over ninety bridges, not counting a number of others which have been removed or which have collapsed, and one which was hit by a ship, and not counting crossings by pipelines and cables.
		A journey along the Severn, 210 miles from Severn Beach to the summit of Plynlimon, is a journey through the history of bridge building, offering a look at some structures which were at the forefront of technology when built.
	www.brantacan.co.uk /severn_bridges.htm (913 words)

	Stourport Yacht Club
		Also hit the Severn railway bridge in fog on the 25th October 1960, along with the Wastdale H. They were both was left on the bank to help relieve bank erosion.
		A steam tug she worked the upper Severn in the Stourport area around 1900~1920, one of its jobs was to pull narrow boats.
		The Severn Traveler was involved in an accident in which a crew member was killed on the 4th February 1939 when with the Arkendale H and the Wastdale H all collided with the Severn Railway Bridge.
	www.stourportyachtclub.co.uk /boatsontheriversevern.htm (2960 words)

	Gloucester & Sharpness Canal: Sharpness to Saul Junction
		The bridge was built in the 1870s to allow coal from the Forest of Dean to be brought across the river to Sharpness to provide an export cargo and fuel for steamers.
		The bridge name does not refer to a public house and perhaps should have an apostrophe to mean the bridge associated with the nearby Cambridge Arm.
		On one side of the bridge is a Second World War strategic food store later used as a commercial wharf, and on the other side are the former stables for towing horses, now converted to the depot for the British Waterways maintenance team.
	www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk /canal/sharpsaul.htm (751 words)

	Severn & Wye Part 2 - On Edged Rail
		It is decided to place a broad gauge railway from Lydney to Parkend, as well as extending the Moseley Green (later Mineral Loop) Branch to Foxes Bridge.
		With the Severn Bridge Railway running into financial trouble, the only way to save the project is for the SandW and SBR to amalgamate and permit the Midland Railway running powers across both lines.
		The GWR opens the Severn Tunnel and promptly starts undercutting the Severn Bridge rates, forcing the SandW to use canvassers to obtain trade and check traffic routing.
	www.forestofdeanrailways.info /history2.htm (658 words)

	Gloucestershire Pubs - Postcodes GL14-GL17 Nail-Rusp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Severn Railway bridge from Purton to Sharpness was constructed 1875 to 1879.
		The central spans of the bridge were demolished by two petrol tankers that failed to negotiate the entrance to Sharpness Docks because of fog.
		It is an isolated hamlet to the south of Chaxhill and south-east of Westbury on Severn.
	www.easywell.co.uk /pubs/publist/gl14-17-nail-rusp.htm (3589 words)

	Severn Bridge Junction signal box
		Severn Bridge Junction opened in 1904, and although on joint property of the London and North Western and Great Western Railways, was of pure LNW design.
		It was built to their standard design of 1876, and is basically a king-sized version of Edgeley Junction No1 although it features taller window sections to allow the signalmen a better view from such a great height.
		Warning and Shunt Ahead arms would show the equivalent W or S. Severn Bridge Junction is still in use, although some rationalisation of the signalling and layout has taken place.
	www.signalbox.org /gallery/lm/severnbridgejcn.htm (933 words)

	The Severn Railway Tunnel
		Work had begun two years earlier in 1875 on the construction of the Severn Railway Bridge which crossed the river a little upstream of Lydney and Sharpness.
		There was to be a lot of jealousy during the period of construction between both the tunnel and bridge companies until the bridge was finally opened in 1879.
		Two spans of the bridge dropped onto the tanker barges, setting both craft and the river ablaze.
	www.severnbore.ndirect.co.uk /tunnel.htm (554 words)

	Severn Railway Bridge
		The Severn Railway Bridge opened in 1879 and continued in use until the tragic night of October 25th 1960.
		Two barges carrying oil and petrol struck the bridge in fog and became jammed against it.
		The bridge was never repaired and was finally demolished in 1969.
	www.photobydjnorton.com /SevernRailwayBridge.html (172 words)

	River Severn information information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		According to some sources, the name "Severn" is derived from the name Sabrina (or "Sabern"), based on the mythical story of the drowning of a nymph in the river.
		The huge tidal range (14m) and high level of surrounding industry and population have long made the Severn estuary a focus for tidal energy schemes and ideas.
		Plans for a Severn Barrage - running 16 km (10 miles) from Lavernock Point near to and south west of Cardiff to Brean Down near and just wouth west of Weston Super Mare in Somerset - would generate a massive 8640 MW when the tide flows, and have been discussed for several decades now.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/River_Severn (1125 words)

	WELCOME TO APRICALE
		The night of 25th October 1960 was thick with fog.
		They missed the dock entrance and hit the 18 span railway bridge.
		The bridge has gone and the bones of the two barges rot in the mud.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /apricale/railway.html (181 words)

	Severn Beach Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Severn Beach railway runs from Bristol Temple Meads, the principle station in Bristol, and snakes up the Avon valley to its terminus at Severn Beach.
		As a keen walker the Severn Beach line is an invaluable asset to me as it links up where I live near Lawrence Hill to some of the most scenic parts of Bristol.
		For the experienced walker there a twenty mile round trip from Severn Beach to Chepstow, in South Wales, via the first built of the Severn Bridges.
	www.selfsufficientish.com /savesevernbeachrailway.htm (1386 words)

	Historical Introduction
		The Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company was formed primarily to transport coal and iron ore from the centre of the Forest of Dean to outlets such as Lydney.
		Passenger services were introduced fairly late in the railway's history, but were never overly successful and regular passenger services north of Lydney Town were discontinued in 1929.
		Please note that the Forest of Dean Railway and the Dean Forest Railway are not the same line.
	www.forestofdeanrailways.info /hist.htm (269 words)

	River Severn Bridge Builders
		He constructed a canal bridge on the Shrewsbury canal in the form of an iron trough which became the prototype for his magnificent Pontcysllte viaduct over the Dee Valley on the Llangollen canal.
		It is a tribute to this fine architect that English Bridge survives in the town of his birth at Shrewsbury and also Worcester Bridge, where he died on the 28th February 1786.
		Against his wishes a bridge of this design was built across the Severn at Caerhowel in 1854, but in 1858 it suddenly collapsed killing one of the wagon men who was crossing the river.
	www.severnbore.ndirect.co.uk /design.htm (581 words)

	Sharpness Docks
		Railway lines around the docks were linked with the Midland and Great Western main lines and provided an alternative to the canal for distributing imports and receiving exports.
		Railway lines along both sides of the New Dock were linked via the Low Level Bridge at the north end and were connected to the Midland Railway main line three miles to the south-east.
		The High Level Bridge at the north end of Sharpness dock with the passenger steamer Wave and some rafts of timber baulks waiting to be towed to Gloucester.
	www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk /sharpness/docks.htm (375 words)

	Lydney Grammar School 1903-1973
		It is not often these days that one captures the distinctive smell of a steam railway train but for me, every time this occurs, I find myself carried back in thought to the time of school blazers and gaberdine macs.
		There was one occasion, this time on the homeward journey, when a certain young lady was drying her bathing-costume from the train window as we crossed the bridge.
		Somehow, the lights in the compartment had always been removed and it was not unusual to emerge into the daylight again to find at least one member of the carriage missing - inevitably hiding under piles of coats and satchels, on the luggage rack.
	www.sungreen.co.uk /Lydney/LGS_Book/Berkley.htm (725 words)

	Gloucester City of Cultures \| Gloucester City Council Online
		Gloucester is ideally situated at what was the lowest bridging point of the Severn until modern technology enabled the Severn railway bridge and then the Severn road bridges downstream.
		In 1471 during the Wars of the Roses, the town closed its gates to Queen Margaret (queen to Henry VI who was then imprisoned) and her army from France.
		Kings and queens continued to visit the city, and during the 18th and 19th centuries the city expanded with first the development of canals and then the railway system.
	www.gloucester.gov.uk /Content.aspx?urn=1375 (1492 words)

	Severn Valley Railway
		Severn Valley Railway – Train Sim Pack is an incredibly high quality re-creation for Microsoft Train Simulator of the preserved steam railway line, locomotives and rolling stock that runs for 16 miles from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth.
		Sound-wise the Severn Valley Railway is a vast cornucopia of custom made delights from the hissing of the steam, the clanking of the track to the sounds of the activity in the station all recorded from the real thing.
		The magnificent Victoria Bridge is an important feature of the product, and a high level of detail has gone into the model.
	www.rcsimulations.com /severn.htm (1177 words)

	Sharpness photographs, maps, books & memories
		Vessels collided with the bridge quite frequently, but the fatal blow came in October 1960.
		Two oil tankers, the Arkendale H and the Wastdale H, collided in fog and smashed into the bridge.
		From here anything up to a 1000 tons a day was taken by barge to mills along the reaches of the upper Severn.
	www.francisfrith.com /uk/search/imagedispbytown.asp?townid=S502 (287 words)

	Purton- Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
		By the 18th century, this was known as the Purton Passage Ferry and it remained in operation until the late 19th century and a stone quay and a large stone slip-way which the ferry used is still in existence on the waterfront.
		The oldest building in the hamlet is Purton Manor, a 16th century stone house that still retains much of its original features and which stands at the South end of the Port on high ground.
		Also visible at Purton are the remains of the Severn Railway Bridge, which was built to link Lydney with the Gloucester and Berkley Canal and Sharpness docks.
	www.fweb.org.uk /dean/towns/purton.htm (214 words)

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