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Albert Edward Bridge carried the line from Coalbrookdale and Lightmoor Junction across the River Severn near [[Buildwas]], the junction with the Severn Valley line. The bridge is almost identical to [[Victoria Bridge]], with a 200ft cast iron span, and was named after Albert Edward (later Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria. It was designed by the SVR's chief engineer, [[John Fowler]], and opened on 1 November 1864. Following the closure of the Severn Valley and Much Wenlock lines, the bridge was used by coal and other freight trains travelling to [[Ironbridge power station]] until the closure of the latter in November 2015.
In 2019 the mothballed line was closed to traffic and on June 9 Vintage Trains ran a farewell railtour with GWR Collett 4073 Castle class 4-6-0 7029 Clun Castle. It was unable to traverse the bridge, stopping just short, as Network Rail engineers had stopped all rail traffic over concerns on the strength of the bridge.<ref>[http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/tour/last-steam-from-ironbridge-shuttle-1-sunday-9th-june-at-13-30/33 'Last Steam from Ironbridge', Vintage Trains] (Retrieved 11 May 2019)</ref><ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/nostalgia/telford-nostalgia/2019/04/22/trains-to-ride-again-on-ironbridge-line/ Andrews, M., 'Trains taking to the tracks on Ironbridge line for 'final time'', Shropshire Star, 23 April 2019] (Retrieved 11 May 2019)</ref>
Telford Steam Railway have released plans to extend across the bridge to the power station site.<ref>[https://steamingtoironbridge.co.uk/ 'Steaming to Ironbridge', Telford Steam Railway website] (Retrieved 22 October 2018)</ref>
== See also ==
[[Ironbridge power station]]
==References==
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== Links ==
[http://www.darwincountry.org/explore/019681.html?sid= Historical photo of the bridge at darwincountry.org]<br>[https://steamingtoironbridge.co.uk/ 'Steaming to Ironbridge', Telford Steam Railway website]