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Bridge 19 is situated close to the border between Worcestershire (Wyre Forest) and Shropshire, and the area is therefore also known as "County Boundary". Travelling north, it is the first bridge not to appear on the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]]. Examination of Ordnance Survey maps places it around 100 yards within Shropshire.  
 
Bridge 19 is situated close to the border between Worcestershire (Wyre Forest) and Shropshire, and the area is therefore also known as "County Boundary". Travelling north, it is the first bridge not to appear on the [[Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List]]. Examination of Ordnance Survey maps places it around 100 yards within Shropshire.  
  
'Worcestershire' and 'Shropshire' county boundary boards were erected by the SVR some years ago. The former is in approximately the correct position, but the latter was positioned north of Bridge 19, creating an apparent 'no man's land' between the two boards. This was done to improve visibility.<ref>Article in SVR News</ref>  
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'Worcestershire' and 'Shropshire' county boundary boards were erected by the SVR some years ago, both of which are visible from passing trains. The former is in approximately the correct position, but the latter was positioned north of Bridge 19, creating an apparent 'no man's land' between the two boards. This was done to improve visibility.<ref>Article in SVR News</ref>
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File:Worcestershire_20170415.jpg | Worcestershire boundary marker
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File:Shropshire_20170415.jpg | Shropshire boundary marker
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==County Boundary Slip==
 
==County Boundary Slip==
In [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2017|June 2017]] the SVR announced problems with an embankment slippage immediately north of Bridge 19, evidence of which had first been detected in 2016 as a series of track "twist" faults. {{As of|2017|06}} the design for the remedial work required to stabilise the area was complete and work had started to prepare the site for the stabilisation scheme.<ref>SVRLive</ref><ref>SVR News 198</ref>
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In [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2017|June 2017]] the SVR announced problems with an embankment slippage immediately north of Bridge 19, evidence of which had first been detected in 2016 as a series of track "twist" faults.  
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File: Track_Twist_20170401.jpg |A view of the slip area in April 2017
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{{As of|2017|06}} the design for the remedial work required to stabilise the area was complete and work had started to prepare the site for the stabilisation scheme.<ref name=SVRLive>[http://www.svrlive.com/countyboundary County Boundary Slip 2017 on SVRLive]</ref><ref>SVR News 198</ref> The stabilisation scheme will principally involve 'soil nailing', a process used successfully elsewhere along the line after the [[2007 Storm Damage|storm damage of 2007]]. The presence of an underground oil pipeline which runs beneath Bridge 19 prevented the heavy equipment required from accessing the slip area, requiring the SVR to install a temporary crossing at the site.
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File:County_Boundary_Slip_20170618.jpg | Bridge 19 (left) and the slip area June 2016
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File:County_Boundary_Crossing_20170618.jpg | Crossing installed to provide access to the slip area
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The SVR anticipates completing the repairs by October 2017.<ref name = SVRLive/>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 15:56, 22 June 2017

Bridge 19

Bridge 19 is an accommodation underbridge allowing access from Severn Lodge Farm to the south end of a large field next to the River Severn. A public footpath also runs under the bridge via a stile. The photograph shows the view from the Severn Lodge side looking East, with the River Severn seen beneath the bridge and Bromley Farm on the opposite hilltop. Bridge 20 allows access to the same field.

County Boundary

Bridge 19 is situated close to the border between Worcestershire (Wyre Forest) and Shropshire, and the area is therefore also known as "County Boundary". Travelling north, it is the first bridge not to appear on the Wyre Forest District Council Local Heritage List. Examination of Ordnance Survey maps places it around 100 yards within Shropshire.

'Worcestershire' and 'Shropshire' county boundary boards were erected by the SVRSevern Valley Railway some years ago, both of which are visible from passing trains. The former is in approximately the correct position, but the latter was positioned north of Bridge 19, creating an apparent 'no man's land' between the two boards. This was done to improve visibility.[1]

County Boundary Slip

In June 2017 the SVRSevern Valley Railway announced problems with an embankment slippage immediately north of Bridge 19, evidence of which had first been detected in 2016 as a series of track "twist" faults.

As of June 2017 the design for the remedial work required to stabilise the area was complete and work had started to prepare the site for the stabilisation scheme.[2][3] The stabilisation scheme will principally involve 'soil nailing', a process used successfully elsewhere along the line after the storm damage of 2007. The presence of an underground oil pipeline which runs beneath Bridge 19 prevented the heavy equipment required from accessing the slip area, requiring the SVRSevern Valley Railway to install a temporary crossing at the site.

The SVRSevern Valley Railway anticipates completing the repairs by October 2017.[2]

See also

Towards Kidderminster
List of infrastructure
Towards Bridgnorth

References

  1. Article in SVRSevern Valley Railway News
  2. 2.0 2.1 County Boundary Slip 2017 on SVRLive
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 198

Links

County Boundary Slip 2017 on SVRLive