Foot crossing near Westbere
Introduction
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Foot crossing near Westbere
Image: © Marathon Taken: 7 Jul 2016
On 6th February 1846, the South Eastern Railway began services from Ashford to Canterbury West and two months later in April 1846 services were extended though here to Ramsgate. Electric services started on 9th October 1961 and in December 2009, the line became part of the Southeastern High Speed service to London St Pancras. The foot crossing between Walnut Tree Lane in Westbere and Westbere Marshes seen at http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2797769 has been moved about a quarter of a mile to the east with a long trek either side of the line to and from the previous crossing point. This may have been for safety reasons as the previous crossing had very poor sightlines for down trains from the west which veered round a curve to reach the crossing.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.306797
Longitude
1.153124