Thorpe Gates. The Line to Knottingley
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Thorpe Gates. The Line to Knottingley
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 28 Dec 2012
The railway here was built by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and opened in 1848. It closed to regular passenger services in 1947 but remains as a well-used freight line.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.588242
Longitude
-1.125134