SX5692 : Smooth Operator!
near to Meldon, Devon, Great Britain
Smooth Operator!
This is a rail grinding train. Usually working at night this train is used to grind and shape the rail-head profile of railway tracks, which are often damaged over a long period of heavy traffic. The particular line that this unit was operating on is used for the transportation of heavy stone trains from Meldon Quarry.
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year taken
2006
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- SX5692, 25 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Clive Warneford (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 28 June, 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 8 December, 2008
- Category
- Railway maintenance equipment (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SX 566 925 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.8635N 4:1.9539W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SX 566 926
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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