Wootton Bassett Junction railway station (site), Wiltshire, 2011
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Wootton Bassett Junction railway station (site), Wiltshire, 2011
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 28 Apr 2011
Opened in 1841 by the Great Western Railway on its line from London to Bristol, this station was rebuilt in 1903, and closed in 1965. View west towards the junction for South Wales and Bristol, around 7 years before the line was electrified. For a post-electrification view of the same location, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.534705
Longitude
-1.903213