Railway east of Purfleet station
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Railway east of Purfleet station
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 19 Jun 2011
The railway at Purfleet has two quite sharp reverse bends, this is the eastern one, which continues through the station behind the viewpoint. Presumably a route carrying on close to the river on low ground was vetoed because of the military establishment that was here, and so a more inland route was required. The bend away from the river here need not have been that sharp, but the route aligned with an old chalk quarry to minimise the work required to get through the chalk outcrop to the north, and minimising work seemed to be the order of the day.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.479958
Longitude
0.237335