Building the last Main Line Railway

Flecknoe, Willoughby and Staverton: gcrcs115

Bridge No. 474, a girder occupation structure built by T. Oliver & Son as part of Contract No.4 (Rugby to Woodford) to carry a track over the London Extension near Willoughby.

Although the trackbed is flat and the line has been ballasted, these are temporary contractor's rails that would quickly be lifted and re-laid elsewhere. Note the brick work parapet: a relatively unusual feature for a girder bridge on the GC's Main Line.

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