2014

TQ0662 : Chertsey Branch Line: Byfleet Curve towards Byfleet Junction

taken 10 years ago, near to Byfleet, Surrey, England

Chertsey Branch Line: Byfleet Curve towards Byfleet Junction
Chertsey Branch Line: Byfleet Curve towards Byfleet Junction
This is the little-used Byfleet Curve between Addlestone and Byfleet & New Haw railway stations, looking in the direction of the latter and Byfleet Junction. As can be seen the westbound line drops away on the left to pass under the former London & South Western Railway's main line before regaining height to join it at the junction.

The Byfleet Curve was built after the main Chertsey Branch was completed in 1848. Of currently available online maps the 1873 edition of the Ordnance Survey mapping does not show it, whereas the 1896 edition does. Even then the westbound curve was not shown, that only appearing in the edition of 1914.

This is the view from the public footpath pedestrian crossing of the railway. Care was taken by the Geographer before and while crossing this track to stop, then look and listen at all times for oncoming trains.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Pedestrian Crossing [6] · Byfleet Curve [4] · Geographer [4] ·
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TQ0662, 120 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Nigel Cox   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 7 January, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 26 January, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 0645 6288 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:21.3019N 0:28.3594W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 0648 6296
View Direction
South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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