Ashton Moss Curve

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Ashton Moss Curve by Peter Whatley as part of the Geograph project.

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Ashton Moss Curve

Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 13 Jul 2009

The railway line curves sharply between the site of the former Ashton Moss South Junction (now obliterated) and the main Manchester-Ashton line. Just visible are electrification masts for this distant offshoot of the 1950s Manchester-Sheffield-Wath electrification scheme.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.491439
Longitude
-2.108631