The promoters of the South Wales Railway returned to Parliament in the 1846 session of Parliament , with alternative proposals for crossing the Severn .
These were rejected once again , and a longer route through Gloucester , crossing the Severn there , was accepted .
The promoters of the South Wales Railway returned to Parliament in the 1846 session of Parliament , with alternative proposals for crossing the Severn , but these were rejected once again , and a longer route through Gloucester , crossing the Severn there , was accepted .