Severn Bridge Railway
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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).
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railway company. It ran from Berkeley Road railway station
Berkeley Road railway station
Berkeley Road railway station served the towns of Berkeley and Dursley in Gloucestershire, England.-History:The station was one of the first six stations built on the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, originally a broad gauge line overseen by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but later taken over by the...
to Sharpness railway station
Sharpness railway station
Sharpness railway station served the village of Sharpness in Gloucestershire, England.-History:The station was on the Sharpness Branch Line, part of the Midland Railway, which connected the Bristol and Gloucester Railway main line at Berkeley Road station with the docks at Sharpness...
via the Sharpness Branch Line
Sharpness Branch Line
The Sharpness Branch Line was a railway in Gloucestershire, England, built by the Midland Railway to connect the port of Sharpness to the main Bristol and Gloucester Railway...
. It then went over the River Severn
River Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...
on the Severn Railway Bridge
Severn Railway Bridge
The Severn Railway Bridge was a crossing across the River Severn between Sharpness and Lydney, Gloucestershire. It was badly damaged in an accident involving river barges in 1960 and demolished in 1970.-Construction:...
and to Lydney Junction railway station
Lydney Junction railway station
Lydney Junction railway station is a railway station near Lydney in Gloucestershire. The station is now the southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway...
. It was opened in 1879 as a joint venture between the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
and the Severn and Wye Railway
Severn and Wye Railway
The Severn and Wye Railway was a small railway network in west Gloucestershire that was constructed to allow exploitation of the mineral resources of the Forest of Dean. The Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company began construction of the tramway and the Lydney Canal in 1810. In 1868 the tramway...
. 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
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
and the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
in 1894. It was then called the Severn and Wye Joint Railway (S&WJR).