Supplementary Material
Relevant and interesting material that has not been included elsewhere on the website
Tintern Wireworks Bridge -Jeremy Cowan
Criticism of a railway at Tintern
Objection to the railway at Tintern: 1850 Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol 5 'On the Similarity of the Different Welsh Dialects'
Engineers and original plans
Construction of wharves, sidings and coal tips by the River Wye at Chepstow. Promoted by the WVR under the superintendence of Mr. S.W.Yockney – 29 June 1878 The County Observer and Monmouth Central Advertiser
Front page of the 1866 plans and sections showing Ordnish and LeFeuvre as the principal Engineers with S. Yockney in a less prominent role- Gloucester Records Office
Front page of 1875 plan showing S.H. Yockney Esq as the sole Engineers- Gloucester Records Office
First page of a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the WVR and Colonel Rooke for the sale of land. The agreement is marked up with crossings out and additions – Gloucester Records Office
Schedule showing description of properties and owners with their reference numbers on the railway plans- Gloucester Records Office
The Wireworks Branch
The plan for the Wireworks Branch (Railway No 2) included in the Act of Parliament that granted approval.
Accidents
25 August 1876
Manchester Times 2 September 1882
Stations
Tintern milepost. The 111 represents 3⁄4 . The milepost is therefore 4 3⁄4 miles from the junction with the main line -Kev Daniels
Tintern Water tower -Kev Daniels
Notices from the WVR displayed at Tintern station café- Kev Daniels
Newport to Tintern cheap day return- courtesy of Sarah Lewis
Tidenham station and the village of Tidenham -1881 OS map
Bullhead rail near Tidenham station- Kev Daniels
GWR pocket watch silver plated- GWR pocket watch silver plated - NC SA 4.0 Science Museum collection
Freight traffic
Pannier tank engine at Monmouth Troy after travelling from Chepstow. It is hauling a loaded 12 Ton open wagon and doubtless other wagons. John Simpson with brother Jim behind in cab. John and Jim got on at Tintern and were often asked to duck out of the way at Monmouth where the station staff could be strict-courtesy of Jim Simpson
Pannier tank engine hauling a mixed goods train. Redbrook station with Jim Simpson and his brother looking out John and John looking out- courtesy of Jim Simpson
Mixed goods train at Brockweir Halt- courtesy of Jim Simpson
Publicity, competition and closure
GWR Wye Valley Poster at the Dean Forest Railway
1938 GWR and LMS poster for the Wye Valley
British Railways poster
Alfred Jones with Oakapple. Oakapple is buried at St Arvans where the horse taxi was based- courtesy of Ron Morris
The last train at Tintern- courtesy of Sheila Black
At Tintern station on the day of the last train - courtesy of Sheila Black
Two pages from souvenir booklet issued by the Stephenson Locomotive Society for the last passenger train journey-courtesy of Martin Scott
Bridges
Redbrook Railway bridge
geograph.org.uk- 604235 CCBY
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Phillip Halling
Railway Bridge at Snipehill
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Martin Loader CC BY-SA 2.0
Wireworks Bridge -Jeremy Cowan