2017

SP3292 : Welcome to the Black Track

taken 6 years ago, near to Galley Common, Warwickshire, England

Welcome to the Black Track
Welcome to the Black Track
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council has posted a long list of 'do's and don'ts' at this access point to the Black Track by the end of Selby Way. The Black Track is, in fact, a disused railway now converted to a footpath. The railway provided access to Stockingford and Ansley Hall collieries; this stretch was abandoned in November 1964 when the former closed. Presumably the Black Track name is a reference to the colour of coal - it seems likely that spilt coal dust would at one time have given the line a black appearance.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Black Track [6] · Nuneaton [4] ·
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SP3292, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 6 December, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 8 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3248 9212 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.5595N 1:31.3615W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3249 9210
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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