Former Great Central Railway, 1899-1966
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Former Great Central Railway, 1899-1966
Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 10 Mar 2014
Ran on an embankment at this point, not even used as a major footpath. Once the mainline from St Pancras to Manchester via the cities of Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield. Sometimes claimed to be a suitable route for HS2, but in this area rather too built up for that.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.020382
Longitude
-1.198082