1964

SJ2207 : Welshpool and Llanfair railway running through Town Centre. August 1964

taken 60 years ago, near to Welshpool/Y Trallwng, Powys, Wales

Welshpool and Llanfair railway running through Town Centre. August 1964
Welshpool and Llanfair railway running through Town Centre. August 1964
A further view of the then disused section of the line before it was lifted through the town. Note how close the railway came to the adjacent buildings. The track here was laid on longitudinal beams with inside protective steel plates across the stream between Church Street and Brook Street.

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Geographical Context: Railways Primary Subject: Railway
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Welshpool Town [48] · Centre of Welshpool [28] · Railway Line [27] · Welshpool and Llanfair [20] · Town Section [7] ·
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SJ2207, 609 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Bird   (more nearby)
Date Taken
3 August 1964   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 March, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 2249 0764 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:39.6550N 3:8.8456W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 2251 0763
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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