Railway Herald
The power of progress: two bygone eras beautifully brought back to life in one special place. Collett Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive No. 7802 Bradley Manor crosses Falling Sands Viaduct, 64 feet above the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, as a narrow boat pauses on its journey. The viaduct was completed in 1877 as part of the Kidderminster Loop Line. It is built of red brick and is 132 yards in length, with seven arches of 46ft span. Bradley Manor was built by the Great Western Railway at its Swindon Works in January 1938 it had an operating life of 27 years being withdrawn in November 1965. This scene was captured during a Time Line Events charter on the Severn Valley Railway on 23rd April 2018.
Roger Wasley
