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[[File:Kidderminster_Footbridge_20150528.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Kidderminster footbridge, looking towards Kidderminster station]] | [[File:Kidderminster_Footbridge_20150528.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Kidderminster footbridge, looking towards Kidderminster station]] | ||
| − | Trains approaching [[Kidderminster | Kidderminster station]] can be seen coming into view beneath Kidderminster Footbridge. The footbridge carries a public right of way between Hoo Road (near Kidderminster Harriers Football Club) and Chester Road South, crossing over both the SVR lines and the adjacent Kidderminster to Hartlebury main line. There is no direct access between the footbridge and the SVR. | + | Trains approaching [[Kidderminster | Kidderminster station]] can be seen coming into view beneath Kidderminster Footbridge. The footbridge carries a public right of way between Hoo Road (near Kidderminster Harriers Football Club) and Chester Road South, crossing over both the SVR lines and the adjacent Kidderminster to Hartlebury main line. There is no direct access between the footbridge and the SVR. The bridge carries a Network Rail plaque identifying it as Bridge 104, situated at 135 miles 22 chains. It has not been allocated a number in the SVR's [[List of infrastructure]]. Similar plaques from the BR era can still be seen on [[Worcester Road Bridge]] (Bridge 2) and [[Falling Sands Viaduct]] (Bridge 3). |
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A footbridge has existed at this location since it replaced a level crossing in the 19th century. Earlier bridges were of wooden construction, hence the current bridge is still sometimes referred to locally as 'the wooden bridge'<ref>SVR Souvenir Guide</ref>. | A footbridge has existed at this location since it replaced a level crossing in the 19th century. Earlier bridges were of wooden construction, hence the current bridge is still sometimes referred to locally as 'the wooden bridge'<ref>SVR Souvenir Guide</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 9 April 2018
Trains approaching Kidderminster station can be seen coming into view beneath Kidderminster Footbridge. The footbridge carries a public right of way between Hoo Road (near Kidderminster Harriers Football Club) and Chester Road South, crossing over both the SVRSevern Valley Railway lines and the adjacent Kidderminster to Hartlebury main line. There is no direct access between the footbridge and the SVRSevern Valley Railway. The bridge carries a Network Rail plaque identifying it as Bridge 104, situated at 135 miles 22 chainsAs a unit of measurement, 22 yards or 1/80th of a mile. It has not been allocated a number in the SVRSevern Valley Railway's List of infrastructure. Similar plaques from the BRBritish Rail or British Railways era can still be seen on Worcester Road Bridge (Bridge 2) and Falling Sands Viaduct (Bridge 3).
Network Rail Bridge Number
A footbridge has existed at this location since it replaced a level crossing in the 19th century. Earlier bridges were of wooden construction, hence the current bridge is still sometimes referred to locally as 'the wooden bridge'[1].
In the second photograph, the two lines to the left lead to the platforms at Kidderminster. To the right is the line leading to the connection to the main line and to the Carriage Repair Works. Beyond the fence is the Network Rail main line from Hartlebury to Kidderminster, originally part of the OW&WOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway.
When the SVRSevern Valley Railway first extended to Kidderminster in July 1984, they bought from BRBritish Rail or British Railways the last section of the line to Kidderminster from the old boundary at Stourport Road Bridge, but at that stage had only leased the former Comberton Hill Goods Yard on which the station was built. The footbridge marked the boundary between the areas that the SVRSevern Valley Railway owned and leased[2].
References
See also
Kidderminster Station
List of infrastructure
Towards Bridgnorth
