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[[Severn Railway Bridge]] [http://www.movietone.com/assets/BMN0627/quicktime/BMN_92745_32.mov demolished].<br>
[[Severn Railway Bridge]] [http://www.movietone.com/assets/BMN0627/quicktime/BMN_92745_32.mov demolished].<br>
[[Bristol East Power Box]] closed.
[[Bristol East Power Box]] closed.<br>
[[Bristol Powerbox]] opened resulting in the closure of 70 other signal boxes and the loss of 343 staff.


[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Timeline]]

Revision as of 10:25, 18 January 2008

January

5th. St Annes Park station closed.

May

Original footbridge at Keynsham station was dismantled and sold to the South Devon Railway where it was later re-erected at Buckfastleigh.

October

19th. Ashley Hill signal box closed.
19th. The Severn Beach Line singled throughout, except for a passing loop at Clifton Down.

exact date not known

Severn Railway Bridge demolished.
Bristol East Power Box closed.
Bristol Powerbox opened resulting in the closure of 70 other signal boxes and the loss of 343 staff.