Railway junctions west of Charlton
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The photograph on this page of Railway junctions west of Charlton by Robin Webster as part of the Geograph project.
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Railway junctions west of Charlton
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 4 Feb 2012
The four near tracks have split from two at a junction just behind the camera position. The right pair take the direct route to London Bridge via Greenwich, the left pair are a connection to a route via Blackheath and Lewisham. Perhaps the most interesting feature is the crossover and single track turning right off the left hand tracks. This is Angerstein Junction for a freight only branch to Angerstein Wharf. Remarkably it is still in use for imported (probably dredged) aggregate traffic.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.484722
Longitude
0.024683