Which beeching lines will be reopened?
Blyth and Tyne Railway, known as the Northumberland Line project. Fleetwood Branch Line. Charfield station, South Gloucestershire, proposed to reopen in 2023 or 2024. Reston station, Scotland, expected to start construction in 2021.
When did the Wye Valley Railway close?
The line was said to be losing £20,000 on its passenger operation, and the decision was taken to stop running passenger trains. The last such train ran on 4 January 1959. A limited goods train operation continued, but that too was unsustainable and ceased on 6 January 1964.
Is Tidenham tunnel open?
Access to the path The path to the north and south of Tidenham tunnel is open for use 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Tidenham tunnel will be open in daytime from 1 April to 30 September. At other times the tunnel will be closed to protect the bat population.
How long is Tidenham tunnel?
1188 yards
Tidenham (or Dennelhill) tunnel was the longest (1188 yards) on the Wye Valley Railway between Chepstow and Monmouth, and the 21st longest on the GWR.
Where was the Wye Valley Railway in Wales?
Wye Valley Railway. The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly 15 miles (24 km) between Chepstow and Monmouth along the Lower Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, and Gloucestershire, England. It opened on 1 November 1876, and was leased to, worked by the Great Western Railway.
Where are the bridges over the River Wye?
Bridges over the River Wye in Monmouth: foreground Wye Valley Railway and background Ross and Monmouth Railway. A main line railway came to the region when the South Wales Railway opened from 1850; it eventually completed a through line from Milford Haven to London in association with its ally, the Great Western Railway.
Why did the Wye Valley Railway stop at Redbrook?
The Wye Valley line suffered at Redbrook: where a large quantity of soil was misplaced, but which did no further injury than stop up an adjoining road. The second slip was of a more serious nature.
When did the Wye Valley Railway stop at Tintern?
A limited goods and mineral service continued until 1964 after which a quarry at Tintern until 1981, and then Dayhouse Quarry, near Tidenham, at the southern end of the route, provided the only residual traffic. This too ceased in 1990. The town of Monmouth had become an important regional centre, and local industry was developing.
