Railway trackbed north west of Bestwood Village
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Railway trackbed north west of Bestwood Village
Image: © Richard Vince Taken: 2 Apr 2017
This is the trackbed of the branch line from Bestwood Park Junction to Calverton Colliery (open 1952 to 1999). After the closure of the colliery, the railway line was retained as a test track for civil engineering machines, but was later lifted.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.029454
Longitude
-1.183749