Wath Central Signal Box Mid 1980's
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The photograph on this page of Wath Central Signal Box Mid 1980's by John Ambler as part of the Geograph project.
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Wath Central Signal Box Mid 1980's
Image: © John Ambler Taken: Unknown
Wath Central signal box photographed in the mid-1980's after the railway had been reduced from 4 tracks to 2. In the distance is Moor Road Bridge carrying the road to Wath Main Colliery - the "Blue Bridge" is currently very close to the site of this bridge. Beyond the bridge is Wath Hump marshalling yard opened 1907 by the Great Central Railway, and Wath loco shed, eastern terminus of the former LNER electric railway (Manchester, Sheffield & Wath electrification scheme) started pre-WW2 but not finished until the early 1950's. The bridge from which the photograph was taken was demolished c2008.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.506425
Longitude
-1.33729