Difference between revisions of "Devil's Spittleful (Rifle Range) Bridge"
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− | [[File:Severn Valley Railway Bridge by Devils Spittleful Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 664790.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bridge viewed | + | [[File:Severn Valley Railway Bridge by Devils Spittleful Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 664790.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bridge viewed from the North]] |
− | Bridge 7 carries the railway over a bridleway on the Rifle Range Nature Reserve, near the site of the former [[Rifle Range Halt]]. | + | [[File:Devils_Spittleful_20150528.jpg |thumb|200px|right|The Devil's Spittleful]] |
+ | Bridge 7 carries the railway over a bridleway on the Rifle Range Nature Reserve, near the site of the former [[Rifle Range Halt]]. The Devil's Spittleful, after which the Reserve and Bridge are named, is a large sandstone outcrop on the heathland to the right of the line when travelling towards Bewdley. | ||
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+ | The area near the bridge was used as a filming location for the 1987 TV movie [[Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington]]. The southern parapet can be seen to the right of the locomotive in this lineside picture of [4566] with a local train. | ||
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+ | Miss_Marple_Screenshot_9_4566.jpg | 4566 at Rifle Range bridge | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[List of infrastructure]]<br> | [[List of infrastructure]]<br> | ||
[[Bewdley Bypass Bridge | Towards Bridgnorth]] | [[Bewdley Bypass Bridge | Towards Bridgnorth]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 28 February 2022
Bridge 7 carries the railway over a bridleway on the Rifle Range Nature Reserve, near the site of the former Rifle Range Halt. The Devil's Spittleful, after which the Reserve and Bridge are named, is a large sandstone outcrop on the heathland to the right of the line when travelling towards Bewdley.
The area near the bridge was used as a filming location for the 1987 TV movie Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington. The southern parapet can be seen to the right of the locomotive in this lineside picture of [4566] with a local train.