Plaque on Salt Line Trail
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The photograph on this page of Plaque on Salt Line Trail by Jonathan Hutchins as part of the Geograph project.
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Plaque on Salt Line Trail
Image: © Jonathan Hutchins Taken: 12 Jul 2015
This descriptive plaque is mounted on a railway sleeper alongside the Trail (see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4296242 ). The paint on most of the letters has worn so that they are as white as the background. Transcription: The Wheelock Branch Line was opened in stages between 1852 and 1858. Originally it was a goods line only, carrying salt and products from the chemical industries in Cheshire to the Potteries. The wagons brought back coal to power these industries. Trentham Gardens was a favourite destination when passenger services were introduced in 1893. These ended in 1930 and the line remained a goods line until it closed in 1970.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.118697
Longitude
-2.331091