Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Pedestrian walkway at the Redbrook side of Penallt viaduct.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

River Wye view up the Wye Valley towards Monmouth from Penallt Viaduct.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

View down the pedestrian path as it descends and passes below the railway deck on the Redbrook side of the river. The footbridge was added in 1955 on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

The Boat in at Penallt at the end of Penallt Viaduct. Most of the people crossing the river from Redbrook are usually heading here!

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct viewed from the underside o n the Penallt side of the River Wye.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct viewed from the underside o n the Penallt side of the River Wye.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct viewed from the underside o n the Penallt side of the River Wye.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct viewed from the underside o n the Penallt side of the River Wye.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

The Boat in at Penallt at the end of Penallt Viaduct. Most of the people crossing the river from Redbrook are usually heading here!

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Upstream side of the Penallt Viaduct

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Industrial Heritage board depicting the Grit Stone industry of the Wye Valley.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Upstream side of the Penallt Viaduct

Penallt Halt - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Site of Penallt Halt which was a request stop on the former Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 1 August 1931 and closed in 1959. Penallt Halt and Redbrook Station were the closest stations on the line with only Penallt Viaduct separating them - the viaduct can be made out just beyond the shed which stands on the track bed.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct looking from Penallt to Redbrook. The footbridge was added in 1955 on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

The Boat in at Penallt at the end of Penallt Viaduct. Most of the people crossing the river from Redbrook are usually heading here!

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct looking towards Redbrook. The footbridge was added in 1955 on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct The footbridge was added in 1955 on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry. Opened on 1st November 1876, the 14-mile Wye Valley Railway crossed the river three times - at Monmouth, Tintern and at Penallt / Redbrook. The latter involved a single-track curved structure of five girder spans, perched on four pairs of cast iron columns. The Penallt Viaduct carried the line for around 300 feet over the England/Wales border between Redbrook Station (Gloucestershire) - noted for its floral displays - and Penallt Halt (Monmouthshire) which opened in 1931 to serve the nearby Penallt village. The Boat Inn sits in the viaduct's shadow. In 1955, a footbridge was added on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

River Wye view up the Wye Valley towards Monmouth from Penallt Viaduct.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct The footbridge was added in 1955 on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry. Opened on 1st November 1876, the 14-mile Wye Valley Railway crossed the river three times - at Monmouth, Tintern and at Penallt / Redbrook. The latter involved a single-track curved structure of five girder spans, perched on four pairs of cast iron columns. The Penallt Viaduct carried the line for around 300 feet over the England/Wales border between Redbrook Station (Gloucestershire) - noted for its floral displays - and Penallt Halt (Monmouthshire) which opened in 1931 to serve the nearby Penallt village. The Boat Inn sits in the viaduct's shadow. In 1955, a footbridge was added on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

When the Wye Valley Railway closed to passenger traffic in 1959 a foot walk was attPenallt Viaduct The footbridge was added in 1955 on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry. Opened on 1st November 1876, the 14-mile Wye Valley Railway crossed the river three times - at Monmouth, Tintern and at Penallt / Redbrook. The latter involved a single-track curved structure of five girder spans, perched on four pairs of cast iron columns. The Penallt Viaduct carried the line for around 300 feet over the England/Wales border between Redbrook Station (Gloucestershire) - noted for its floral displays - and Penallt Halt (Monmouthshire) which opened in 1931 to serve the nearby Penallt village. The Boat Inn sits in the viaduct's shadow. In 1955, a footbridge was added on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tintern Quarry.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

View under the railway deck from the foot bridge underpass. One wonders who "Wolfman Jack" was who managed to apply the graffiti in such an inaccessible place? Opened on 1st November 1876, the 14-mile Wye Valley Railway crossed the river three times - at Monmouth, Tintern and at Penallt / Redbrook. The latter involved a single-track curved structure of five girder spans, perched on four pairs of cast iron columns. The Penallt Viaduct carried the line for around 300 feet over the England/Wales border between Redbrook Station (Gloucestershire) - noted for its floral displays - and Penallt Halt (Monmouthshire) which opened in 1931 to serve the nearby Penallt village. The Boat Inn sits in the viaduct's shadow. In 1955, a footbridge was added on the west side, of the viaduct offering pedestrians a safe alternative to crossing the river rather than walking along the railway. Four years later, passenger services came to an end and January 6th, 1964 freight services ceased on the Wye Valley line north of Tidenham. The bridge is in need of significant repairs and has been the subject of a recent, but unsuccessful, bid for National Lottery Funding.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Penallt Viaduct from the Redbrook side of the River Wye.

Penallt Viaduct - Wye Valley Railway - November 25, 2021

Footpath to the Penallt Viaduct walkway. Redbrook Station stood to the right of the picture.