Wateringbury Level Crossing
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wateringbury Level Crossing by Robin Webster as part of the Geograph project.
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Wateringbury Level Crossing
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 6 Feb 2007
Most remarkably, not only are these old-style gates, but they are hand-operated. The signalman has to come down from his cabin to open each of the four gates one by one. The viewpoint is on the Medway bridge.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.249227
Longitude
0.420864