2007

SK0550 : Old railway cutting near Winkhill Station

taken 17 years ago, near to Winkhill, Staffordshire, England

Old railway cutting near Winkhill Station
Old railway cutting near Winkhill Station
The former Leek to Waterhouses branch of the North Staffordshire Railway. This had lost its passenger service before Beeching, but contued to serve the quarrying industries until the 1990s. All the track is still in situ, but nature is taking over.

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Category: Railway (disused)
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Dismantled, Disused, and Derelict railways Automatic Clusters: · Track [6] · Branch of the North Staffordshire Railway [2] Other Photos: · The Cauldon Lowe branch in a cutting ·
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SK0550, 19 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 3 June, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 7 June, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 054 508 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:3.2981N 1:55.2353W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 055 507
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Second Visitor for SK0550)
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