2009

SX9675 : The Riviera Line

taken 15 years ago, near to Holcombe, Devon, England

The Riviera Line
The Riviera Line
Great Western Railway (GWR)

The old railway company that built the lines to connect London to Wales and the South West. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (see TQ3080 : Statue of IK Brunel) designed and built much of the route between London and Penzance. LinkExternal link
Between Exeter and Plymouth is the Riviera Line LinkExternal link

Riviera Line

The Riviera Line is a railway line that links the city of Exeter with the "English Riviera" resorts of Torbay. It is linked with the Exeter to Plymouth Line (Great Western Line) with which it shares the route along the South Devon sea wall. It is part of the Network Rail Reading to Penzance route.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Coastal Railways
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SX9675, 141 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 January, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 2 May, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9603 7541 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:34.1494N 3:28.1693W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9600 7537
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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