1975

SP9428 : Sand quarry railway, 1975

taken 49 years ago, near to Potsgrove, Central Bedfordshire, England

Sand quarry railway, 1975
Sand quarry railway, 1975
Still used a little, but soon to be scrapped. The line branched right just before the plant in the distance to cross the road and join the main line of the 2 ft (610 mm) gauge Leighton Buzzard Light Railway to Leighton Buzzard which ran just west of Mile Tree Road initially.

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Geographical Context: Quarrying, Mining Railways
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Road [3] · Sand Quarry [3] · Mile Tree Road [2] ·
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SP9428, 11 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Webster   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1975   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 15 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 9433 2855 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:56.8475N 0:37.7378W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 9427 2867
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for SP9428) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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