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Ballingham Railway Bridge

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The masonry piers remain in place. A riverside right-of-way runs upstream from Hoarwithy Bridge to the remains of Ballingham Railway Bridge, where it swings away from the river to meet the Ballingham to Carey Road.
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Construction of the railway started in 1851, but it didn't open until 1855, due to the complexity and cost of building four river bridges and four tunnels. The railway was worked from the start by the
63:. The bridge had five masonry piers, which originally carried six timber spans. The timber spans were later replaced with plate girders. The line was closed in 1965, as part of the 21: 145: 199: 189: 204: 37: 194: 184: 130: 102: 41: 52: 40:. It was built in 1855 and was closed and dismantled in 1965. The bridge was located just south of 126: 98: 60: 178: 64: 56: 160: 147: 33: 20: 32:(also known as Fawley Viaduct) was a railway bridge over the 125:. Hereford: Lapridge Publications. p. 128. 16:Former railway bridge in Herefordshire, England 67:, and the spans were removed from the bridge 8: 25:The remaining masonry piers of the bridge 85: 116: 114: 38:Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 7: 95:West Gloucester and Wye Valley Lines 14: 200:Railway bridges in Herefordshire 190:Rail transport in Herefordshire 1: 205:Bridges across the River Wye 221: 42:Ballingham railway station 195:Bridges completed in 1855 30:Ballingham Railway Bridge 185:History of Herefordshire 123:Bridges on the River Wye 93:Parkhouse, Neil (2013). 26: 59:in 1866 and later to 55:and was converted to 53:Great Western Railway 24: 157: /  121:Crow, Alan (1995). 97:. Lightmoor Press. 161:51.9726°N 2.6275°W 27: 212: 172: 171: 169: 168: 167: 166:51.9726; -2.6275 162: 158: 155: 154: 153: 150: 137: 136: 118: 109: 108: 90: 220: 219: 215: 214: 213: 211: 210: 209: 175: 174: 165: 163: 159: 156: 151: 148: 146: 144: 143: 141: 140: 133: 120: 119: 112: 105: 92: 91: 87: 82: 73: 49: 36:, built by the 17: 12: 11: 5: 218: 216: 208: 207: 202: 197: 192: 187: 177: 176: 139: 138: 131: 110: 103: 84: 83: 81: 78: 72: 69: 61:standard gauge 48: 45: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 217: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 193: 191: 188: 186: 183: 182: 180: 173: 170: 134: 132:0-9518589-9-8 128: 124: 117: 115: 111: 106: 104:9781899889761 100: 96: 89: 86: 79: 77: 70: 68: 66: 65:Beeching cuts 62: 58: 54: 46: 44: 43: 39: 35: 31: 23: 19: 142: 122: 94: 88: 74: 50: 29: 28: 18: 164: / 57:mixed-gauge 179:Categories 149:51°58′21″N 80:References 152:2°37′39″W 34:River Wye 47:History 129:  101:  71:Today 127:ISBN 99:ISBN 181:: 113:^ 135:. 107:.

Index


River Wye
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Ballingham railway station
Great Western Railway
mixed-gauge
standard gauge
Beeching cuts
ISBN
9781899889761


ISBN
0-9518589-9-8
51°58′21″N 2°37′39″W / 51.9726°N 2.6275°W / 51.9726; -2.6275
Categories
History of Herefordshire
Rail transport in Herefordshire
Bridges completed in 1855
Railway bridges in Herefordshire
Bridges across the River Wye

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