Hanwell
387155, on a down service from Paddington, passing Hanwell station, west London, at speed on Saturday, 9th February 2019. Minutes later, this train will cross Brunel's 890ft. long Wharncliffe Viaduct, consisting of 8 semi-elliptical spans and which carries the GWR main line 66ft. above the valley of the river Brent, begun in 1836 and opened in 1838. It has been a Grade I Listed Structure by English Heritage since 8th November 1949 and is now recognised as a World Heritage Site. The hollow piers have become the present day home to a colony of bats.
Location: Hanwell
Original line: Great Western Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Date: 09/02/2019
Image number: 80572
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