2015
SP3760 : Harbury Cutting February 2015, a little short of a year since the 2014 landslip
taken 10 years ago, near to Harbury, Warwickshire, England
Harbury Cutting February 2015, a little short of a year since the 2014 landslip
Works to forestall further slippage have been thwarted by a more extensive landslip that occurred on the afternoon of 31 January 2015. It's all about the geology and the drainage. The line, between Leamington Spa and Banbury, is expected to be closed for several weeks, disrupting services by Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry Trains and freight.
Compare the similar view by Ian Rob, 2012 SP3760 : Harbury Cutting.
Compare the similar view by Ian Rob, 2012 SP3760 : Harbury Cutting.
Harbury Cutting
Interim information, subject to revision
The deep, curving cutting, about 2·5km long, has the 73 yard Harbury Tunnel at its heart. It was built for the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway to broad gauge proportions between 1847 and 1852, reportedly by I.K.Brunel. Originally it was intended to build a longer tunnel, but unstable ground resulted in a cutting 110 feet deep being constructed instead – the deepest man-made cutting in the world at the time. The cutting itself was widened around 1884 because of soil slippage – a problem that has not been entirely solved to this day. Information taken from the Warwickshire Railways website: Link
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- Grid Square
- SP3760, 54 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Robin Stott (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 1 February, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 1 February, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 3761 6031 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:14.3820N 1:27.0384W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 3731 6035
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
