The Brentford to Southall freight line seen from Three Bridges
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The Brentford to Southall freight line seen from Three Bridges
Image: © Marathon Taken: 7 Aug 2014
The section of the Grand Union Canal through Hanwell Locks and Norwood from the River Thames at Brentford was opened in 1794. Three Bridges was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and dates from 1856 when work began to carry both a road (Windmill Lane) and the Grand Junction Canal over the Great Western & Brentford Railway which was to be in a deep cutting at the same point. The line was opened in 1859 by when Three Bridges was complete. The principal design features of the bridge are a central brick pier supporting large metal beams which surround the canal in an eight feet deep cast iron trough and vertical girders and side walls with arches which support the road. See http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/features/windmill_lane_bridge/index.shtml This view is from the canal towpath at Three Bridges and looks down onto the freight line beneath. This is used to carry refuse from a transfer station at Brentford on to the main line at Southall - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brentford_Branch_Line for more information. This direction looks towards Brentford.
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