Northbound container train

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Northbound container train by roger geach as part of the Geograph project.

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Northbound container train

Image: © roger geach Taken: 17 Sep 2009

This is the freight line north which bypasses Sheffield Station. There were a number of lines here once and the girder bridge behind once carried the Great Central Railway from Manchester to London. This line shut around the mid sixties. The Girder Bridge is now just a shell and has no use.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.335258
Longitude
-1.326896