Welshpool and Llanfair railway running through Town Centre. August 1964
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Welshpool and Llanfair railway running through Town Centre. August 1964
Image: © Richard Bird Taken: 3 Aug 1964
A further view of the then disused section of the line before it was lifted through the town. Note how close the railway came to the adjacent buildings. The track here was laid on longitudinal beams with inside protective steel plates across the stream between Church Street and Brook Street.
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Image Location
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52.660917
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-3.147427