Old Railway Track
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old Railway Track by Graham Loveland as part of the Geograph project.
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Old Railway Track
Image: © Graham Loveland Taken: 4 Jul 2013
Sections of the track of the Redruth and Chacewater Railway. The track was not laid on wooden sleepers, but rather on granite "chairs" set in the ground. In this shot there are actually two generations of track. Nearer the camera the track is the original style, from when the wagons were horse-drawn. Further from the camera the track is of a heavier cross section, installed when steam locomotives replaced horses.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.226535
Longitude
-5.186057