60044 Dowlow passes Wellhouse Bay (near Purton) on 28 June 2018 with the 6B47 18:14 Westerleigh to Robeston oil empties. This is the point where the Severn Railway Bridge formerly crossed the river. The bridge was damaged by a couple of barges in 1960, and after standing for several years with a couple of spans missing, was finally demolished during the late 1960s. |