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Yes Bushy. That's a great resource. I am using now as we "speak" to plan my cycling for tomorrow on PAA1 and PAA2 :)

That is interesting Bushy. Funnily enough I was in The Ship in Bishops Sutton and was reading about a planned canal that would have passed Bishops Sutton on its way to London from Southampton. Then the Railway came and knocked that on the head. Understandably you can see how the Navvies jumped...

Why can't you work it out? ... Consider these bridges which are in order: BAG2 87 56 87 1232 HATHERLEY LANE - OM: 5 16 BAG2 8860 88 1320 BADGEWORTH - OM: 4 12 BAG2 89 10 89 220 CHURCHDOWN - M5 under BAG2 89 16 89 352 OM: 3 56, 89 17. No public ROW. Lets say your bridge is between 89...

Bramling, have you been to these bridges? Is it a case of no markings? Can you derive the numbers from adjacent bridges perhaps? Funny you should mention Filton and Churchdown. I used to cycle through Filton on the way to see my girlfriend in Redland in the 80s and I lived in Churchdown...

Picked up a Quail Map for Southern & TfL. Some bridges get a mention. I'll check out the Sectional Appendices on the Network Rail website next as suggested. Here is an interesting bridge fact: None of the bridges on the Watercress Line are marked with their ELR which is AIW. However, if you...

Thanks. "googling" Quail Maps :)

Thanks for the reply. Yes. Its the actual references. Although I am also interested in the history of referencing. i.e When did the railways decide it was a good idea to reference bridges? Be great to find some old maps with the references on. --- old post above --- --- new post below ---...

Hi, I am looking for information relating to the referencing of railway bridges. I'm interested in bridges on new and old lines. Could someone point me in the right direction? Thanks