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« on: December 18, 2023, 05:40:53 »
Another easy one ....

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« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2023, 07:35:03 »
1 is Shrewsbury signal box. I think I would get it even without the Shrewsbury sign on the front !
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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2023, 08:29:38 »
Victoria Bridge on the Severn Valley Railway, between Arley and Bewdley
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2023, 08:50:12 »
1: Irrespective of the nameplate on the wall, I thought it is called 'Severn Bridge Junction' signalbox.
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2023, 09:09:32 »
2: The wrecks of the Arkendale H and Wastdale H in the Severn Estuary, a rather big scar visible that some component of the Severn Rail Bridge made as it landed on them. As they were on a contract delivering fuel for was it the MOD, and broke a structure on the nationalised railway, this was a case of the UK▸ (United Kingdom) demolishing its own infrastructure. If it had survived, would the Severn Rail Bridge still be in use today though? What would be its utility? I don't know.

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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2023, 09:54:27 »
So the link today is the River Severn
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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2023, 09:58:26 »
Quote from: ellendune on December 18, 2023, 09:54:27
So the link today is the River Severn


Correct.

Interesting thought as to whether the Severn Bridge (the one from Sharpness to Lydney) would have survived commercially if it weren't for its premature demise ...

Edit to correct auto-correct which had moved "Lydney" to Sydney
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