Remains of railway bridge
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Remains of railway bridge
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 18 Aug 2014
The bridge carried the Wymondham to Wells branch line. The line opened between 1847 and 1857. This section closed to passengers in and freight in 1964. The line was at its busiest during WW2 when it was used to transport materials needed for the construction of East Anglian military airfields.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.776681
Longitude
0.943103