Railway to Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 8C
Railway to Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 8C carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) between Bedford and Basildon.
The Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) was built by John Longbotham and opened on January 1 1876. Orginally intended to run to Birmingham, the canal was never completed beyond Longcester. Expectations for limestone traffic to Stockton-on-Tees never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) was closed in 1955 when Oldley Cutting collapsed. According to Henry Smith's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Teignbridge Boat Lift is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 9B | 1 furlong | |
| Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 9C | ¾ furlongs | |
| Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 9D | ½ furlongs | |
| Railway to Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 8 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 8B | ¼ furlongs | |
| Railway to Acton Lane Power Station Bridge No 8C | ||
| Old Oak Lane Bridge No 7 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 7A | 3 furlongs | |
| Old Oak Wharf | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 7B | 3½ furlongs | |
| Old Oak Common Railway Depot Access Bridge No 7BA | 4½ furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Towpath beneath canal bridges near Harlesden. The three bridges shown are explained fully in the description at [[2726773]]. The third, visible as a series of horizontal lines, is in [[TQ2183]]. by Derek Harper – 19 March 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/21/2862101_c4246830_120x120.jpg)





![Minor railway bridge, Paddington Arm, Grand Union Canal. Looking west. See [[787850]]. by Dr Neil Clifton – 03 May 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/78/78/787860_da1b0f7b_120x120.jpg)
















![Graffiti by the canal. On an electricity substation building. It was still there, unchanged, over a year later - [[2862142]]. by Robin Webster – 12 February 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/19/52/3195299_664952bc_120x120.jpg)