New railway bridge near Ipswich
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New railway bridge near Ipswich
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 19 Jun 2014
The bridge seen here takes a new freight line across the River Gipping. The line, opened in April 2014, is known as the "Bacon factory curve" and permits freight trains from the expanding Felixstowe port to the Midlands and North to avoid reversing in Ipswich freight yard as they used to. For more details see http://www.railexpress.co.uk/news/new-bacon-factory-curve-at-ipswich-completed
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Image Location
Latitude
52.061605
Longitude
1.122583