Railway east of Church Road, Basildon
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Railway east of Church Road, Basildon
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 28 May 2017
The LTSR short-cut route to Southend, completed in 1888, which knocked six miles off the 1856 route via Tilbury and avoided a great many features not helpful for fast running, such as many level crossings, sharp curves and significant freight traffic. This was at the expense of having to cross Langdon Hills. Here the line descends to rejoin the old route at Pitsea. This investment was spurred by imminent competition from the Great Eastern branch to Southend, which opened the following year.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.568389
Longitude
0.477469