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After crossing the aqueduct, the pipes run through a chamber underneath the railway.  In the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2015 | winter of 2014-2015]] three of these pipes were replaced in a major project initiated by Severn Trent Water; this required the line to lifted and replaced.
 
After crossing the aqueduct, the pipes run through a chamber underneath the railway.  In the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2010-2019#2015 | winter of 2014-2015]] three of these pipes were replaced in a major project initiated by Severn Trent Water; this required the line to lifted and replaced.
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Water from the Aqueduct is now used to supply the towns of Mamble and Tenbury as well as the City of Birmingham.  At times of peak demand the supply is supplemented by water from nearby [[Trimpley Reservoirs & Waterworks | Trimpley Reservoir]]<ref>[https://www.stwater.co.uk/leisure-and-learning/reservoir-locations/trimpley/*/tab/about/ Severn Trent Water] (Retrieved 4 December 2015)</ref>
  
 
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File: Pipes_20150528.jpg | Some of the old pipes alongside the railway following replacement
 
File: Pipes_20150528.jpg | Some of the old pipes alongside the railway following replacement
 
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==References==
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
[[From The Window]]
 
[[From The Window]]

Revision as of 15:26, 4 December 2015

Elan Valley Aqueduct seen from the SVRSevern Valley Railway (Wikimedia Commons)
Elan Valley Aqueduct from the opposite bank (Wikimedia Commons)

The Elan Valley aqueduct crosses the River Severn near Folly Point between Bewdley and Arley. The pipes it carries are part of a network installed in the early 1900s to bring water from the Elan Valley in Wales to the city of Birmingham.

After crossing the aqueduct, the pipes run through a chamber underneath the railway. In the winter of 2014-2015 three of these pipes were replaced in a major project initiated by Severn Trent Water; this required the line to lifted and replaced.

Water from the Aqueduct is now used to supply the towns of Mamble and Tenbury as well as the City of Birmingham. At times of peak demand the supply is supplemented by water from nearby Trimpley Reservoir[1]

References

  1. Severn Trent Water (Retrieved 4 December 2015)

See also

From The Window