Thanks to everyone who replied- found it on the map now

As it happens, I was on a train from Paddington this afternoon. The
bridge looks Victorian and is low down, level with local roads, so
presumably it dates from long before the A40. The turn and ramp up to
the A40 look quite nasty.


From what I understand of the road system of London, the Westway was
to be part of a larger motorway box. The Westway got built then the
scheme was canned, so it's possible this last bit got cobbled together
from old bridges and existing streets.

Anyway, folks have been getting had for using it without paying the CC
so watch out!

Thanks again......

Paul Scott wrote:
wrote in message
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(Cross posted to uk.railway because I think it is a railway bridge)

er well, as subject basically.

Googling was of no help, nor was my trusty London Atlas. I think
it is one of the bridges that crosses the line out of
Paddington-but which one exactly. The article I am reading refers to
it as near
Gloucester terrace.


It is the bridge between Westbourne Bridge and Royal Oak station,
carrying the westbound on slip to the Westway.

It is also the correct name for Fulham Railway Bridge on the West
London Line...

Fulham Railway Bridge is the one carrying the District Line south from
Putney Bridge station.

The WLL bridge is usually called Battersea Railway Bridge, but Joe
Brown's London Railway Atlas calls it Cremorne Bridge, as does
Wikipedia. What makes you think it should be called Ranelagh Bridge?
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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Paul Scott wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
(Cross posted to uk.railway because I think it is a railway bridge)

er well, as subject basically.

Googling was of no help, nor was my trusty London Atlas. I think
it is one of the bridges that crosses the line out of
Paddington-but which one exactly. The article I am reading refers to it
as near
Gloucester terrace.


It is the bridge between Westbourne Bridge and Royal Oak station,
carrying the westbound on slip to the Westway.

It is also the correct name for Fulham Railway Bridge on the West
London Line...

Fulham Railway Bridge is the one carrying the District Line south from
Putney Bridge station.

The WLL bridge is usually called Battersea Railway Bridge, but Joe Brown's
London Railway Atlas calls it Cremorne Bridge, as does Wikipedia. What
makes you think it should be called Ranelagh Bridge?

Er... I got the name of the railway that crosses Fulham Railway Bridge
wrong? Memory isn't what it was...

Paul

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

Fulham Railway Bridge is the one carrying the District Line south
from Putney Bridge station.

Uh-oh. It's Putney Railway Bridge. Fulham's too posh for bridges. :-)

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:05:28 +0100, "Paul Scott"
wrote:


wrote in message
roups.com...
(Cross posted to uk.railway because I think it is a railway bridge)

er well, as subject basically.

Googling was of no help, nor was my trusty London Atlas. I think it is
one of the bridges that crosses the line out of Paddington-but which
one exactly. The article I am reading refers to it as near Gloucester
terrace.


It is the bridge between Westbourne Bridge and Royal Oak station, carrying
the westbound on slip to the Westway.

It is also the correct name for Fulham Railway Bridge on the West London
Line...

They were both named for Ranelagh Gardens which were somehere in the
vicinity. Pleasure gardens for the nobs.

Paul

On 5 Jun, 13:23, Christopher A.Lee wrote:

They were both named for Ranelagh Gardens which were somehere in the
vicinity. Pleasure gardens for the nobs.

Unlike Hampstead Heath and Clapham Common, which are pleasure gardens
for the knobs.

I'll get me coat.

Ian

On 5 Jun, 11:45, wrote:
(Cross posted to uk.railway because I think it is a railway bridge)

er well, as subject basically.

Googling was of no help, nor was my trusty London Atlas. I think it is
one of the bridges that crosses the line out of Paddington-but which
one exactly. The article I am reading refers to it as near Gloucester
terrace.

Any help gratefully recieved.

In addition to the replies that you've already had, if you use Google
Earth you can also see the bridge and surrounding streets. The former
GWR and BR(W) fueling point was located in the small triangle of land
immediately west of Ranelagh Bridge, bounded by Porchester Square and
Porchester Road. Google Earth seems to show this now being used as a
car park.

Rep 3012

wrote:

In addition to the replies that you've already had, if you use Google
Earth you can also see the bridge and surrounding streets. The former
GWR and BR(W) fueling point was located in the small triangle of land
immediately west of Ranelagh Bridge, bounded by Porchester Square and
Porchester Road. Google Earth seems to show this now being used as a
car park.

Rep 3012 is spot-on. The former sidings area has been tarmaced and is now a
car park, adjacent to the railway, behind the terraces.

Jack Taylor wrote:
wrote:

In addition to the replies that you've already had, if you use Google
Earth you can also see the bridge and surrounding streets. The
former GWR and BR(W) fueling point was located in the small triangle
of land immediately west of Ranelagh Bridge, bounded by Porchester
Square and Porchester Road. Google Earth seems to show this now
being used as a car park.

Rep 3012 is spot-on. The former sidings area has been tarmaced and
is now a car park, adjacent to the railway, behind the terraces.

Where's the entrance/exit?

John Rowland wrote:

Where's the entrance/exit?

No idea, John. I've never explored it on foot - I would imagine in the same
place as it was for access to the BR servicing point.