Lidgett Incline bridge
Introduction
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Lidgett Incline bridge
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 8 Jul 2013
By the time of the building of the Midland Railway Chapeltown Branch Extension, the old tramroad incline had been converted to standard gauge, and a fairly substantial bridge was required. The tramroad only occupied the left hand span, the right hand carrying an access track.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.495809
Longitude
-1.43319