Excursion Train at Abingdon Station
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Excursion Train at Abingdon Station
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 10 Nov 1973
Diesel Multiple-Unit train L470 on a Branch Lines Tour at Abingdon Station. The branch from Radley to Abingdon was closed to passengers in September, 1963 and to goods in 1984 with the track being subsequently lifted. This site is now occupied by housing and called "Old Station Yard". More information on the station, including photographs, can be found at http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/abingdon/index.shtml. There is a website http://www.abingdonbranch.co.uk/ devoted to this branch line as well.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.672092
Longitude
-1.281107