Severn Tunnel
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The Severn Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn. It was construc
The Tunnel entrance on the English side.
One of the pumping stations for the tunnel. This one is at Severn Beach.
GWR 5101 Class No.4121 piloting No.4998 Eyton Hall on a mixed freight train through Pilning, having climbed the bank up from the Severn Tunnel, 1961
A High Speed Train enters the Severn Tunnel in 1997 from the Welsh side under Caldicot.
Pilning railway station
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Pilning railway station is a minor station on the South Wales Main Line near Pilning, South Gloucestershire, England. It is 10 miles from Bristol Temple Meads and is the last station on the English si
A Great Western Railway Class 158 train passes Pilning in 2018.
A 1955 photo showing the High Level station and its buildings. Here an eastbound coal train is being assisted up the hill by a banking locomotive.
The station in 1961. A motorail train is in the siding on the left, while a train for Cardiff passes on the right. The Low Level signal box can be seen at the far left.
A British Rail Class 33 locomotive passes Pilning in 1982. The station buildings had been demolished by this point, with small bus stop-style shelters provided in their place.