By: tony Blewett

tony Blewett — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:56:35 +0000

In 1960 there was an eighty year old railway bridge, still in regular use, across the UK’s River Severn from Sharpness to Lydney when in thick fog this bridge was hit by two coastal tankers, demolishing a section of the bridge. By incredible chance the last train of the day had just passed the point where the bridge was hit.

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By: tony Blewett