Through the tunnel
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Through the tunnel
Image: © Bob Walters Taken: 11 Jun 2022
The West Coast Main Line bridge is viewed through the old bridge at Wolverton. The original bridge was built in 1837, but was superseded in 1881 by the new one, built to divert the main line around the expanding Wolverton Railway Works. The old line from then was used as the access to the works. Wolverton Works was established as the main works of the London & Birmingham Railway, and when the L&BR combined with the Grand Junction Railway and the Manchester & Birmingham Railway to form the London & North western Railway (L&NWR), Crewe became the main works, and Wolverton became the main carriage works for the company. It remains a railway carriage works, and has the responsibility for maintaining the Royal Train.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.067628
Longitude
-0.806773