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Railway bridge over the Mineral Loop
by John Winder
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The Severn & Wye opened the Mineral Loop in 1875 in order to capture some of... (more)
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The route of the Mineral Loop
by John Winder
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In the 1840s, substantial development of coal extraction took place in the... (more)
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The route of the Mineral Loop near Moseley Green
by John Winder
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Most of the route of the Severn & Wye's mineral loop north of Moseley... (more)
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Site of Central Bridge
by John Winder
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So called because it was built by the Severn & Wye Railway in order to allow... (more)
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Forest track from Central Bridge
by John Winder
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Until yesterday, I believed this to be the prepared (but never used) route of... (more)
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The route of the Mineral Loop
by John Winder
geograph for square SO6412
The Severn & Wye opened its mineral loop in 1875 in order to capture some of... (more)
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Not Drybrook Road station
by John Winder
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Yes, I know that's what the sign says. But this is actually taken from the... (more)
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Distance marker post on the Mineral Loop
by John Winder
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In places, the cycle path deviates from the actual course of the mineral loop.... (more)
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Central Bridge, Forest of Dean
by John Winder
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A bridge over a forest ride. I thought this was named "Central Bridge"... (more)
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Railway fencing
by John Winder
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Another shot of surviving railway fenceposts, this time along the Severn &... (more)
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Old railway sleepers in the undergrowth
by John Winder
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Spotted alongside the track of the Severn & Wye's Mineral Loop. These... (more)
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Pig pen on the trackbed
by John Winder
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The cycle track diverges from the route of the Severn & Wye's Mineral... (more)
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Old level crossing gateposts
by John Winder
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The gateposts of a former level crossing on the route of the Severn &... (more)
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Railway milepost
by John Winder
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An old milepost alongside the cycle track which now follows the route of the... (more)
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Central Bridge, Forest of Dean
by John Winder
geograph for square SO6210
Another view of Central Bridge, which once carried the Severn & Wye's... (more)
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The route of the Forest of Dean Central
by John Winder
geograph for square SO6309
This stretch of line had the briefest of careers. This picture shows a cutting... (more)
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Drybrook Road station
by John Winder
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Jogger on the trail
by John Winder
geograph for square SO6311
He's a bit further away than ideal composition would demand, but... (more)
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Pumping house at Lightmoor Colliery
by John Winder
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Lightmoor - first sunk in 1840 and worked until 1940, by which time most of the... (more)
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