SO1212 : Old and older rail embankments

near to Trefil, Blaenau Gwent, Great Britain

Old and older rail embankments
Old and older rail embankments
The raised ground on the left is the original embankment (late 19th century?)for the old rail line that ran from Cwar yr Hendre to Ebbw Vale Iron and Steelworks. The track on the right is a more modern (dismantled in the 1970's?) embankment. The original line followed the contour of the hill, whereas the later route took a more direct route using much larger embankments. This feature is not featured on the 1:50000 OS map but is on the 1:25000 OSmap.
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SO1212, 3 images   (find more images nearby)
Photographer
Nick Toulson   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph (First for SO1212)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 18 July, 2007
Submitted
Thursday, 19 July, 2007
Category
Railway (dismantled)   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 129 123 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:48.1574N 3:15.8752W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 128 123
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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