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'''To Mangotsfield''': [[Westerleigh Viaduct]]
'''To Mangotsfield''': [[Westerleigh Viaduct]]
<br>'''To Yate''':[[Yate South Junction]]
<br>'''To Yate''':[[Yate South Junction]]
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Image:Beech Hill2.jpg|The bridge across the railway.
Image:Beech Hill2.jpg|The bridge across the railway.
Image:Beech Hill3.jpg|The view towards [[Yate]]. The junction with the mainline is just about visible in this picture. At one time a flyover line crossed this spot taking north-bound traffic from the [[w:Great Western Railway|GWR]] line to the [[w:London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] one.
Image:Beech Hill3.jpg|The view towards [[Yate]]. The junction with the mainline is just about visible in this picture. At one time a flyover line crossed this spot taking north-bound traffic from the [[w:Great Western Railway|GWR]] line to the [[w:London, Midland and Scottish Railway|LMS]] one.
Image:Beech Hill8.jpg|This photo, very kindly sent to me by Gerald Peacock shows loco '''4956''' on the flyover. The abutment where the line crosses the Midland main line is visible behind the engine. The spot where Gerald was standing is now under a warehouse.
Image:Beech Hill8.jpg|'''4956''' on the flyover. The abutment where the line crosses the Midland main line is visible behind the engine. The spot where Gerald was standing is now under a warehouse. ''&copy; [[:Category:Gerald Peacock|Gerald Peacock]]''
Image:Beech Hill4.jpg|The digital zoom pushed to its limit with the corresponding drop in quality. Worth including though I think. The junction with the mainline. The opposite view is available on the Yate Station page.
Image:Beech Hill4.jpg|The digital zoom pushed to its limit with the corresponding drop in quality. Worth including though I think. The junction with the mainline. The opposite view is available on the Yate Station page.
Image:Beech Hill5.jpg|The abutments for the flyover line are still visible in amongst the undergrowth.
Image:Beech Hill5.jpg|The abutments for the flyover line are still visible in amongst the undergrowth.

Latest revision as of 11:38, 1 December 2007

<googlemap lat="51.531601" lon="-2.436991"> 51.530853, -2.437634, Nibley Lane </googlemap>

To Mangotsfield: Westerleigh Viaduct
To Yate:Yate South Junction

Gallery

  • The view towards Bristol. Westerleigh Viaduct is just around the bend.
    The view towards Bristol. Westerleigh Viaduct is just around the bend.
  • The bridge across the railway.
    The bridge across the railway.
  • The view towards Yate. The junction with the mainline is just about visible in this picture. At one time a flyover line crossed this spot taking north-bound traffic from the GWR line to the LMS one.
    The view towards Yate. The junction with the mainline is just about visible in this picture. At one time a flyover line crossed this spot taking north-bound traffic from the GWR line to the LMS one.
  • 4956 on the flyover. The abutment where the line crosses the Midland main line is visible behind the engine. The spot where Gerald was standing is now under a warehouse. © Gerald Peacock
    4956 on the flyover. The abutment where the line crosses the Midland main line is visible behind the engine. The spot where Gerald was standing is now under a warehouse. © Gerald Peacock
  • The digital zoom pushed to its limit with the corresponding drop in quality. Worth including though I think. The junction with the mainline. The opposite view is available on the Yate Station page.
    The digital zoom pushed to its limit with the corresponding drop in quality. Worth including though I think. The junction with the mainline. The opposite view is available on the Yate Station page.
  • The abutments for the flyover line are still visible in amongst the undergrowth.
    The abutments for the flyover line are still visible in amongst the undergrowth.
  • The second abutment shows that the rest of this line is buried under the warehouse mentioned in the caption above.
    The second abutment shows that the rest of this line is buried under the warehouse mentioned in the caption above.
  • A footpath leads from Beech Hill to Westerleigh Common and would have at one time gone under the flyover line.
    A footpath leads from Beech Hill to Westerleigh Common and would have at one time gone under the flyover line.
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