2006

SP3849 : Edge Hill Light Railway embankment

taken 18 years ago, near to Radway, Warwickshire, England

Edge Hill Light Railway embankment
Edge Hill Light Railway embankment
This embankment is close to the point at which the line crossed the road to Radway and is still shown on modern OS maps. This three mile long standard gauge line was built for the Oxfordshire Ironstone Company in 1920 and ran from a junction with the Stratford-on-Avon & Midland Junction Railway at Burton Dassett to ironstone mines at Edge Hill around SP3747. It was only operated for five years before the iron ores ran out and the line was closed. The railway and its rolling stock lay derelict for another 22 years before it was dismantled. The 1940s map still shows the line as being in existence. See also LinkExternal link

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Category: Railway (disused)
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Burton Dassett [2] · Edge Hill [2] ·
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SP3849, 6 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Stowell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 22 January, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 January, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 380 495 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:8.5495N 1:26.7682W
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for SP3849) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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