Delph Branch Line
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Delph Branch Line by Paul Anderson as part of the Geograph project.
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Delph Branch Line
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 29 Oct 2006
This very low 8 foot high railway bridge in Dobcross used to carry the long gone branch line to Delph that closed in 1955. The old track bed is now a popular recreational route between Image and Image for purposes such as cycling, walking and horse riding. Although the railway infrastructure has mostly been removed, the architecture of the bridges, walls and buttresses remains. The route is also an important wildlife corridor with trees such as Silver Birch, Oak, Rowan, Willow and Hawthorn, together with several varieties of wildflowers, being visible along the route
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Image Location
Latitude
53.552428
Longitude
-2.018074