Disused Stations:

On Tuesday 22nd August 1967, a huge floating crane, Magnus II, was piloted up the Severn. With a propeller at each corner for maximum maneuverability, it boasted a lifting capacity of 400 tonnes to a height of 150 feet. When she left three weeks later, the swing bridge, three spans and 21 piers were still standing.
Photo from Press Association

Severn Bridge seen during demolition.
Photo by Peter Coleman

Severn Bridge station c.late 1960s. Rails have been replaced by cows.
Photo by Tony Fielding

Severn Bridge signal box in 1972. The track has now been lifted.
Photo by Richard Beamer

Severn Bridge station looking north west May 1979
Photo by David Burrows

Severn Bridge station looking south east towards the bridge in May 1979.
Photo by David Burrows

Severn Bridge station looking south east towards the bridge in May 1986. There is little change to the boarded up signal box but the track bed and platforms are getting very overground. The track bed has also become a dumping ground.

Photo by David Rostance

Severn Bridge station looking south east towards the bridge in April 2022. The site remains overgrown although the signal box has now been sold by the farmer who owns the land the degraded platforms remain with many trees and bushes growing from them.
Photo by Kyle Sebastian

Severn Bridge station looking north west towards Lydney Junction in April 2022.
Photo by Kyle Sebastian

Severn Bridge station looking north west towards Lydney in April 2022. The platforms are now very degraded due to tree roots.
Photo by Kyle Sebastian

Severn Bridge station looking north west towards Lydney in April 2022.

Photo by Kyle Sebastian

By September 2024 the track bed between the two platforms is very overgrown.
Photo by Peter Karmy

[Source: Nick Catford]

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Station Name: SEVERN BRIDGE