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The pillars of Dowles Bridge on the old [[Wyre Forest Line]] to Tenbury and Woofferton can still be seen in the River Severn, although the deck has been removed.<br>
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[[File:Dowles Bridge.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bridge piers of the Wyre Forest Line in the River Severn]]
The short length of track remaining is used as a siding at [[Bewdley]].
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The Tenbury Branch was the term commonly used to describe the connection from [[Bewdley]] to the '[[Wyre Forest Line]]', which ran to Tenbury via the former Tenbury & Bewdley Railway and onward to Woofferton via the former Tenbury Railway.  The connection at Woofferton was likewise referred to as the 'Bewdley Branch'.
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The Tenbury Branch crossed the River Severn around a mile north of Bewdley. The pillars of [[Dowles Bridge]] can still be seen in the river, although the deck was removed in 1966 after final closure of the line the year before.
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The short remaining length of former Tenbury Branch track immediately north of Bewdley is used as a siding.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Main Page | Map of the Severn Valley Railway]]
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[[Main Page | Map of the Severn Valley Railway]]<br>
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[[Wyre Forest Line]]

Revision as of 18:20, 12 March 2015

Bridge piers of the Wyre Forest Line in the River Severn

The Tenbury Branch was the term commonly used to describe the connection from Bewdley to the 'Wyre Forest Line', which ran to Tenbury via the former Tenbury & Bewdley Railway and onward to Woofferton via the former Tenbury Railway. The connection at Woofferton was likewise referred to as the 'Bewdley Branch'.

The Tenbury Branch crossed the River Severn around a mile north of Bewdley. The pillars of Dowles Bridge can still be seen in the river, although the deck was removed in 1966 after final closure of the line the year before.

The short remaining length of former Tenbury Branch track immediately north of Bewdley is used as a siding.

See also

Map of the Severn Valley Railway
Wyre Forest Line