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'''To | '''To Severn Beach''': [[Green Lane Level Crossing]]<br> | ||
'''To | '''To Pilning''': [[Cross Hands Halt]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Before electric pumps were installed, this pumping station was coal-fired and rail-connected. A siding ran from here to the [[Severn Beach]] - [[Pilning]] loop. | Before electric pumps were installed, this pumping station was coal-fired and rail-connected. A siding ran from here to the [[Severn Beach]] - [[Pilning]] loop. | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 5 December 2007
<googlemap lat="51.568161" lon="-2.662725"> 51.567267, -2.661095, Pump House Siding 51.568274, -2.665215, Severn Tunnel pump ing station </googlemap>
To Severn Beach: Green Lane Level Crossing
To Pilning: Cross Hands Halt
History
Before electric pumps were installed, this pumping station was coal-fired and rail-connected. A siding ran from here to the Severn Beach - Pilning loop.
Gallery
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The pump on the Bristol side of the River Severn that helps prevent the Severn Tunnel flooding. -
An outlet pipe on a nearby beach. This shingle beach was formed from debris brought up from the tunnel's workings. -
The Second Severn Crossing passes overhead right next to the alignment of the Severn Tunnel.
