2016

SP5898 : South Wigston railway station, Leicestershire

taken 8 years ago, near to South Wigston, Leicestershire, England

South Wigston railway station, Leicestershire
South Wigston railway station, Leicestershire
Opened by 1986 by British Rail on the line from Leicester to Birmingham.
View west towards Blaby and Birmingham. The eastbound platform can just be seen beyond the first overbridge. Beyond the second overbridge was the site of Wigston Glen Parva station (1884-1968).

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Geographical Context: Business, Retail, Services Suburb, Urban fringe Railways Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: Railway Station London Midland & Scottish Railway London & North Western Railway Train Station Former Train Station Site of Old Railway Station Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Glen Parva [7] · Lines at South Wigston [6] · Opened [6] Other Photos: · Wigston Glen Parva railway station (site), Leicestershire ·
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SP5898, 70 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Thompson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 February, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 February, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5875 9864 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.9443N 1:8.0621W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5881 9864
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
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