A Brentford Railway Memory (7) - 13 September 2020

I first discovered the remains of the GWR Brentford Dock Branch at the end of 2014. Nearly six years later, I was back in the area and set an objective of tracing, if possible, the alignment which carried the erstwhile branch to Brentford Dock itself. The area is now much redeveloped with more work still taking place but I pursued my objective with near-obsessive zeal and some joy. The bridge which now carries Augustus Close over the Grand Union Canal/River Brent might have been replaced but nonetheless shows the alignment adequately.

In this view the Dutch barge Courage is seen at its mooring.

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