1854 ...more railway lines are opened...
The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway was opened.

 

1855... and the railway reaches Hereford.
The rails of Brunel’s broad gauge reach Hereford in June, from Gloucester, via
Ross-on-Wye.

 

1858 Canal traffic remains buoyant...
Traffic on the canal during the year reaches 47,560 tons, but only as a result of rate-cutting incentives.

 

1860 - A successful year for the Canal...
Financially the most successful year for the company, with income amounting to £7,061, but largely due to carrying materials for the Worcester and Hereford Railway.

 

1861 The railway is everywhere...
The Worcester and Hereford railway was completed.

 

1862...and the line of the Canal is sold
On the 17th January the company concluded an agreement with the Great Western and West Midland railways, for the future conversion of the canal to a railway. The railway company was to pay the canal company £5,000 per annum rent, in perpetuity.

The Gloucester and Hereford Railway and Canal Purchase document.