The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

View of the Sharpness appraoch viaduct and pier of the swing span viewed from the Gloucester side - evening of April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Close up of the pier which supported the swing span - April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

The SEV|ERN FALCON is one of the vessels in The Purton Ship's Graveyard, Purton, Gloucestershire. Photographed on April 16, 2014. It was beached hard against the pier of the Severn Railway Bridge swing span.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

The SEVERN FALCON is one of the vessels in The Purton Ship's Graveyard, Purton, Gloucestershire. Photographed on April 16, 2014. It was beached hard against the pier of the Severn Railway Bridge swing span. The stonework if the span can just be seen in the extreme left of the photograph.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Model of the swing span - however, it is only a crude representation and lacks the signal cabin / engine house structure. April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Interpretation board - APril 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Swing span pier left and Sharpness approach viaduct right. April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Swing span pier and Sharpness approach viaduct right -- did the pole in the foreground carry a signal for ships using the canal indicating the status of the swing span? April 16, 2014.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

View from Sharpness - April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Swing span pier and model - April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Sharpness approach viaduct - April 16, 2014. The swing span and Sharpness approach were built to accomodate double track though the main bridge itself was built for single track.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Swing span model - April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Sharpness abutment at the end of the approach viaduct - April 16, 2014. The swing span and Sharpness approach were built to accomodate double track though the main bridge itself was built for single track.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Walled up entrance to the swing span pier - April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Sharpness approach viaduct and swing span pier - April 16, 2014

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Wrecks of WASTDALE H and ARKENDALE H, the tankers which collided with and destroyed two spans of the the Severn Railway Bridge on October 25, 1960. Photographed on the morning of April 17, 2014.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Masonary remains of the Lydney approach viaduct which was demolished by explosives.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

The view from the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal of the remains of the Severn Railway Bridge. - April 17, 2014.

The Severn Railway Bridge - April 2014

Wrecks of WASTDALE H and ARKENDALE H, the tankers which collided with and destroyed two spans of the the Severn Railway Bridge on October 25, 1960. Photographed on the morning of April 17, 2014. Twenty four minutes have elapsed between this and the other photograph of the wrecks indicating the speed at which the River Severn floods.