Difference between revisions of "Double track"
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File:Bridge 28 20150610.jpg|[[Overbridge at north end of Eardington siding]] with siding alongside the single running line. | File:Bridge 28 20150610.jpg|[[Overbridge at north end of Eardington siding]] with siding alongside the single running line. | ||
| − | File:Overbridge Near Crossing Cottage 20110522.jpg|[[Accommodation bridge near Crossing Cottage]] | + | File:Overbridge Near Crossing Cottage 20110522.jpg|[[Accommodation bridge near Crossing Cottage]]. |
| − | File:Bridge 31 20150607.jpg|[[Pig Bridge]] The embankment has been allowed to encroach upon the disused part of the trackbed. | + | File:Bridge 31 20150607.jpg|[[Pig Bridge]]. The embankment has been allowed to encroach upon the disused part of the trackbed. |
| − | File:Bridge 32 20150610.jpg|[[Knowlesands Tunnel]] The track has been realigned towards the centre of the bridge and the embankment has been allowed to encroach upon the disused part. | + | File:Bridge 32 20150610.jpg|[[Knowlesands Tunnel]]. The track has been realigned towards the centre of the bridge and the embankment has been allowed to encroach upon the disused part. |
| + | File:Oldbury-Viaduct-DMU-1962-09-16.jpeg|[[Oldbury Viaduct]]. | ||
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Although the deck of Victoria Bridge is only wide enough for a single track, the abutments were built to double track width. Albert Edward Bridge at Coalbrookdale was built to an almost identical design and carries a double track by means of girders cantilevered out from the four main arched ribs. | Although the deck of Victoria Bridge is only wide enough for a single track, the abutments were built to double track width. Albert Edward Bridge at Coalbrookdale was built to an almost identical design and carries a double track by means of girders cantilevered out from the four main arched ribs. | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 29 October 2015
Much of the trackbed and infrastructure of the Severn Valley Railway was constructed to allow for future expansion to double track.
Although the railway always remained single track, much evidence of the double trackbed is still visible, particularly in the form of wider bridge spans.
Overbridge at north end of Eardington siding with siding alongside the single running line.
Pig Bridge. The embankment has been allowed to encroach upon the disused part of the trackbed.
Knowlesands Tunnel. The track has been realigned towards the centre of the bridge and the embankment has been allowed to encroach upon the disused part.
Although the deck of Victoria Bridge is only wide enough for a single track, the abutments were built to double track width. Albert Edward Bridge at Coalbrookdale was built to an almost identical design and carries a double track by means of girders cantilevered out from the four main arched ribs.
Victoria Bridge showing the double track width of the abutments.
Albert Edward Bridge showing the wider bridge deck overhanging the main structure.
