Unguarded railway track

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Unguarded railway track by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.

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Unguarded railway track

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 30 Apr 2016

It is rare in England to see a railway track with no fencing. This is the single-track link between the former Midland main line at Hunslet, and the private Middleton Railway, laid in 1885. Used occasionally for stock movements, see Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.774893
Longitude
-1.53702