West Coast Main Line at site of Armitage station, widening work 2006
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West Coast Main Line at site of Armitage station, widening work 2006
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 24 Jul 2006
View NW from the A513 bridge at Handsacre, towards Stafford, Crewe etc.: ex-LNWR WCML, at the site of Armitage station which was closed 13/6/60 (goods 6/1/69) in order to ease capacity on the relatively short stretches of only double-track of the WCML south of Crewe. Here in 2006 quadrupling between Tamworth and Rugeley is in progress.
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Image Location
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52.739666
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-1.867543