Van Railway Track bed

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Van Railway Track bed by John Lucas as part of the Geograph project.

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Van Railway Track bed

Image: © John Lucas Taken: 24 May 2001

The track bed can be seen alongside the fence. The railway ran from Van to Caersws, its main purpose being to service the lead mine near here. The mine closed in the 1920's and presumably so did the railway.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.474398
Longitude
-3.547311