Redbrook
When I first walked across this bridge, I thought 'I'm glad I'm not on that ropey old railway bridge', which of course supported the footbridge I was using. Obviously strong enough, as I once saw someone ride a motorbike across it! The parking area next to the Boat Inn see image 26689 was closed after a Citroen BX handbrake let go, allowing the car to roll into the river; and a local teenager to demonstrate more valour then sense by holding onto its rear spoiler until someone arrived with a rope! There is a rumour that they don't make teenagers like they used to. When I lived in Wales, a local pensioner wanted to reopen the Wye Valley line as an electrified branch off an electrified GWR main line - a brave concept.
Location: Redbrook
Original line: Wye Valley Railway
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Photosets: South Wales, ancient and modern
Date: 07/1989
Image number: 26688
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