Old railway, Vigo Wood
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Old railway, Vigo Wood
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 18 Jun 2013
Big changes here in the latter 20th century. The A1 Birtley bypass (background) became a full motorway,a big junction replacing the roundabout at Vigo. Meanwhile the mineral railway passing under the motorway is now a cycle path.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.881932
Longitude
-1.558402