The Brentford branch line, also known as the Brentford Dock Line, is a freight-only branch railway in Greater London, England, running about four miles from Southall to what was once Brentford Dock. It opened in 1859, backed by the Great Western Railway and built by the Great Western and Brentford Railway Company. The dockside branch closed to traffic in 1964, and the line today survives as a short freight spur running from the Great Western Main Line to a goods yard and waste transfer station in Brentford.
Facts
Completion Year SignificanceIts Three Bridges crossing at Southall was among the last projects of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who died in September 1859, shortly after the line opened. 1 Partially Attested
Heritage DesignationNationally Designated Heritage Site 1 Only the Three Bridges structure on the line is scheduled, not the whole line. Sources
1. Wikipedia: Brentford branch line
WikipediaIntroduction, current status
The branch now runs from the Great Western Main Line to a goods yard and waste transfer station in Brentford.
History, opening
The line and dock were officially opened on 15 July 1859
Three Bridges, heritage status
has been designated a scheduled monument by English Heritage
Three Bridges, Brunel's last project
Brunel's last project before he died on 15 September 1859
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