Portskewett is a village situated on the Welsh bank of the Severn Estuary between the M4 and M48 road bridges. The village entered the railway age in 1850 with a small station on the newly opened South Wales Railway, but for 23 years between 1863 and 1886 was the junction for the first railway and steamship ferry crossing of the Severn from South Wales to Bristol. The opening of the Severn Tunnel in 1886 made the ferry redundant, and the infrastructure for the crossing was dismantled but Portskewett retained its small country station until 1964 when it became a victim of the Beeching cuts. From contemporary records and newspaper reports the author has charted the fascinating story of the railway development at this location. Chapters include: Before the Railway; South Wales Railway and the First Portskewett Station; Early Traffic on the Line; Bristol & South Wales Union Railway and the New Passage Ferry; Traffic Working at Portskewett Junction and the Pier Branch; The Severn Tunnel and Closure of the New Passage Ferry; Into the 20th Century; British Railways and Final Closure; Royal Visits; Station and Track Layout; 20th Century Photographs; Accidents and Incidents; Railway Staff; The Railway Today.