2020

SJ9854 : Leek Tunnel North Portal

taken 4 years ago, near to Longsdon, Staffordshire, England

Leek Tunnel North Portal
Leek Tunnel North Portal
The Stoke to Leek line opened in the 1867 and was mothballed in 1988 . The tracks remain and the vegetation was cleared in 2011 as The Churnet Valley Railway wanted to reopen the line for heritage use.

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Geographical Context: Railways Former: Railway Disused: Railway Primary Subject: Tunnel other tags: Railway Tunnel Disused Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2020 Automatic Clusters: · Tracks Remain and the Vegetation was Cleared [3] · North Portal [2] ·
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SJ9854, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Deegan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 21 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9815 5461 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.3220N 2:1.7445W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 98163 54656
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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