Private company

Severn Bridge Railway

UK railway line

The Severn Bridge Railway was a railway company which constructed a railway from Lydney to Sharpness in Gloucestershire, England. It was intended chiefly to give access for minerals in the Forest of Dean to Sharpness Docks, and the company built a long bridge, 1,387 yards (1,268 m) in length, over the River Severn.2 It ceased to exist in 1894.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Severn Railway Bridge map 1946
Photo: Ordnance Survey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Severn Bridge Railway was a railway company which constructed a railway from Lydney to Sharpness in Gloucestershire, England. It was intended chiefly to give access for minerals in the Forest of Dean to Sharpness Docks, and the company built a long bridge, 1,387 yards (1,268 m) in length, over the River Severn.2

Acquisitions

  1. Jul 21, 1879Acquired Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Joint Railway1
  2. Succeeded by Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Joint Railway1

Timeline

  1. Jul 1, 1894Dissolved Dissolved1

Sources

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