View from Penge Road bridge
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View from Penge Road bridge
Image: © Marathon Taken: 21 Oct 2011
Until 1836 this was the line of the Croydon Canal before it sold out to the London & Croydon Railway Company. The first trains here were run by the London & Croydon Railway from London Bridge to West Croydon in 1839. Trains to Brighton first ran here in 1841. This view looks northwards towards London Bridge. The line joining on the right brings trains from Crystal Palace over the main lines via the bridge in the distance. London Overground trains also pass under this bridge now on their way to and from West Croydon.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.40244
Longitude
-0.0714