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Stories & people

The bridge is not only timber, steel and railway track. Discover the people and incidents that shaped its story.

Artist’s impression
1892

Owens and the bridge fire

The best-known human story attached to the bridge — carefully separated from details we have not yet verified.

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Artist’s impression
1860s

Building the bridge

The railway entrepreneurs, engineers and workforce behind an ambitious estuary crossing.

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Artist’s impression
2020s

The restoration team

Modern engineering, heritage conservation and a project delivered around a working railway.

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