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From Bristol Railway Archive

To Pilning: Severn Tunnel Construction Line Junction
End of the Line!

History

New Passage Pier officially opened on the 25th August 1863, although it didn't open to the public until the 8th September due to a Board of Trade inspector finding issue with some of the line side fences. The pier closed on 1st December 1886 with the opening of the Severn Tunnel.

The pier itself was 1,635 ft long and had it's own hotel and private gas works.

Gallery

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All that remains of the pier is this stump sticking out into the water.

Another look at the remains of the pier with the original Severn Bridge in the background.

This plaque informs people that a railway once ran to this spot.

The Second Severn Crossing dominates the skyline to the south.