2018

SK4960 : The Skegby Trail

taken 6 years ago, near to Skegby, Nottinghamshire, England

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The Skegby Trail
The Skegby Trail
 
This northerly facing photograph is of the Skegby Trail at a point where the old trackbed descends through a fairly steep gradient in quite a deep cutting.

To see a photograph of the trail taken a short distance beyond the curve ahead and looking back in this direction, click here:- SK4960 : The Skegby Trail.

To see a photograph of the trail taken some 200m behind the viewpoint, click here:- SK4960 : The Skegby Trail.

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The Skegby Trail was built on the track bed of the former Great Northern Railway's Leen Valley Extensions branch line running between Shirebrook and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. This line gave the company access to local collieries including those at Pleasley and Shirebrook.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Alan Walker and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Paths Sport, Leisure Railways Primary Subject: Trail
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Facing Photograph of the Trail Taken [6] Other Photos: · The Skegby Trail · The Skegby Trail Title Clusters: · The Skegby Trail [6] ·
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SK4960, 65 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Walker   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 March, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 11 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4952 6068 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:8.4586N 1:15.6701W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4950 6058
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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