Image Former GN & GE River Welland bridge, Spalding
Former GN & GE River Welland bridge, Spalding
Former GN & GE River Welland bridge, Spalding Whilst the railway heritage of the bridge over the River Welland in Spalding is clear to see I suspect that to locals who cross on the pedestrian section of the bridge don't even give a second thought. The tracks sat between steel sections seen here with level crossing gates at either end of the bridge. A photograph on Flikr is taken from an almost identical position and angle to the one I took here, see... https://www.flickr.com/photos/28083135@N06/49009212021 It is sobering to think that, apart from breakdown trains, the last train to rattle across this bridge was an empty sand train to Middleton Towers hauled by 37167 on the afternoon of Saturday 27th November 1982 closing the curtain on the GN and GE Joint line. Keywords: Former GN & GE River Welland bridge Spalding
Former GN & GE River Welland bridge, Spalding Whilst the railway heritage of the bridge over the River Welland in Spalding is clear to see I suspect that to locals who cross on the pedestrian section of the bridge don't even give a second thought. The tracks sat between steel sections seen here with level crossing gates at either end of the bridge. A photograph on Flikr is taken from an almost identical position and angle to the one I took here, see... https://www.flickr.com/photos/28083135@N06/49009212021 It is sobering to think that, apart from breakdown trains, the last train to rattle across this bridge was an empty sand train to Middleton Towers hauled by 37167 on the afternoon of Saturday 27th November 1982 closing the curtain on the GN and GE Joint line. Keywords: Former GN & GE River Welland bridge Spalding


Whilst the railway heritage of the bridge over the River Welland in Spalding is clear to see I suspect that to locals who cross on the pedestrian section of the bridge don't even give a second thought. The tracks sat between steel sections seen here with level crossing gates at either end of the bridge. A photograph on Flikr is taken from an almost identical position and angle to the one I took here, see... https://www.flickr.com/photos/28083135@N06/49009212021 It is sobering to think that, apart from breakdown trains, the last train to rattle across this bridge was an empty sand train to Middleton Towers hauled by 37167 on the afternoon of Saturday 27th November 1982 closing the curtain on the GN and GE Joint line.