Severn Tunnel
Sudbrook Pumping Station has been a working part of the railway between south Wales and England for more than 130 years.
When construction began on the Severn Tunnel, beneath the Severn Estuary, in the 1800s, engineers discovered a natural spring.
Efforts were then focused on constructing a drainage system that could continuously remove the excess spring water.
Today, the pumps at Sudbrook continue to play their role on the railway and once every three decades, those pumps are replaced - a big task that Network Rail, and contractors Centregreat, have just completed this summer.
Location: Severn Tunnel
Original line: Severn Tunnel (Great Western Railway)
Photographer: Network Rail
Contact photographer: Network Rail
Date: 08/2022
Image number: 82230
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