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Originally there was only one line of railway over the bridge; a second was brought into use on 18 April 1853. The new railway line, and bridge, had the effect of reducing the journey time between London and Swansea from 15 hours, by rail, road and ferry, to 5 hours by rail. [3] [4]
After the Normans established a castle at Chepstow (then known as Striguil), a wooden bridge was constructed across the river at or close to its current site. The first records of a bridge at Chepstow date from 1228. [2] [3] The wooden bridge is known to have been replaced several times. Rebuilding was made difficult by the tidal range ...
Chepstow: Carries the A48 road. Chepstow Railway Bridge: II: Chepstow: Built in 1852 as part of the South Wales Railway. It also brought the closed Wye Valley Railway into Chepstow station. It now carries the Gloucester to Newport Line. M48 Wye Bridge
The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly 15 miles (24 km) along the Lower Wye Valley between the towns of Chepstow and Monmouth, crossing several times between Wales and England. Opened on 1 November 1876, it was leased to, and worked by, the Great Western Railway (GWR), before being fully absorbed by the GWR in 1905.
Chepstow railway station is on the main line between Maesteg and Cheltenham Spa. Most connections to Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington are via Newport or Severn Tunnel Junction (8 miles (13 km)). Chepstow is serviced by Transport for Wales Rail; the service provided by CrossCountry from Cardiff Central to Nottingham, via Birmingham New ...
This was about a mile from Chepstow railway station, [i] at the road bridge close to the future junction of the Wye Valley line [1] (which opened in November 1876). [2] It was opened on 19 September 1851 and served as a temporary station while the Chepstow railway bridge was being constructed across the river to link up with the rest of the ...
Carried former Bala and Festiniog Railway over Afon Prysor. Closed 1961. [35] Cynghordy Viaduct: 1867: II* Carmarthenshire Carmarthenshire Crosses the valley of the Afon Brân at Cynghordy. [36] Devil's Bridge: 1075–1901: II* Cardiganshire Ceredigion Three bridges of 1075, 1753 and 1901, built one above the other, across deep gorge of Afon ...
Map all coordinates using ... Pages in category "Railway bridges in Gloucestershire" ... Chepstow Railway Bridge; G. Gipsy Patch Lane Bridge This ...