Train knocks over Grade II listed iron footbridge in Lydney
The bridge, north of the A48 and to the west of Lydney Lake, was cordoned off to the public after being knocked over.Severn and Wye Railway was originally constructed as a tramroad network in the Forest of Dean more than two centuries ago.The only remaining part of it in use, for heritage trips, spans 4.5 miles (7.2km) from Lydney Junction Station, which is near Lydney Harbour, to Parkend.Dean Forest Railway said it would be running a reduced service over the weekend.
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