2010

NZ0682 : Railway Sleepers

taken 15 years ago, near to Middleton Bank Top, Northumberland, England

Railway Sleepers
Railway Sleepers
When we saw these we wondered if the government has abandoned their austerity measures and had decided to build a new rural branch line where the passenger uptake would have been next to nothing rendering the line unprofitable. This would have been the first for well over 150 years. Then we saw why they were piled up next to the track. See other photo.

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Category: Railway sleepers
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Railway Sleepers [4] · Track [3] Other Photos: · Railway sleepers near East Shaftoe Hall ·
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NZ0682, 27 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Les Hull   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 December, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 December, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 065 821 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:8.0421N 1:53.9565W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 065 822
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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