2024

SX9781 : Platform 2, Starcross Railway Station

taken 2 years ago, near to Starcross, Devon, England

Platform 2, Starcross Railway Station
Platform 2, Starcross Railway Station

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Starcross station (provided by N Chadwick)

Opened in 1846 as part of Brunel's Atmospheric railway. Soon became part of his Great Western Railway.

Great Western Railway (GWR) (provided by N Chadwick)

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

Geographical Context: Railways
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Starcross Station [82] · Platform [10] ·
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Photographer
JThomas   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 15 November, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 18 November, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9769 8193 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:37.6838N 3:26.8712W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9769 8190
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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