2012

O2816 : Abandoned railway course

taken 13 years ago, 3 km from Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland

View this photo on Geograph Ireland
Abandoned railway course
Abandoned railway course
Here, the Dublin to Wicklow railway used to run closer to the coast than it does now but erosion forced it to be diverted through a longer tunnel in the early 20th century.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Hywel Williams and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Coastal Railways Derelict, Disused
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Coast [5] · Abandoned Railway [2] · Wicklow [2] ·
Loading map... (JavaScript required)
Grid Square
O2816, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Hywel Williams   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! O 286 168 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.2041N 6:4.5878W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! O 286 169
View Direction
SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 1026 times
You are not logged in login | register