Beaconsfield: Railway towards Beaconsfield station
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Beaconsfield: Railway towards Beaconsfield station
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 26 Jul 2014
The Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway opened their line through Beaconsfield in 1906, and as can be seen from this and other photographs of the railway in the vicinity it involved the excavation of a long cutting. This is the view looking westwards and "down" towards the station at Beaconsfield, from the footbridge that now links Caledon Road and Maxwell Road. Ironically the footpath predates both the railway and the roads, and presumably the railway company had to build the bridge to maintain the public right of way. The photograph clearly shows the gap where the original through non-stop lines ran, until they were lifted by British Rail in 1974. For a view in the opposite direction please see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.611324
Longitude
-0.642146