Railway lines near Shortlands
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Railway lines near Shortlands
Image: © Marathon Taken: 19 Aug 2011
Trains first ran over this line in 1858 when the West End of London & Crystal Palace Railway line from Crystal Palace was opened. This view is from the footbridge between Valley Road and Queen's Mead Road. Until 2007, Eurostars could be seen passing under the bridge here. Shortlands station is in the distance.
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Image Location
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51.405335
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