Former railway line

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The photograph on this page of Former railway line by John Illingworth as part of the Geograph project.

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Former railway line

Image: © John Illingworth Taken: 3 Feb 2009

The trackbed of a Great Northern line which used to run from Bradford Exchange Station to Shipley. The line was closed to passengers in 1931 after only one person objected. It was then used for goods and stock transfers until it was lifted in the 1960s.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.81454
Longitude
-1.712914