Railway bridges at Ambergate

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The photograph on this page of Railway bridges at Ambergate by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.

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Railway bridges at Ambergate

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 17 Jun 2017

On the right is one of the original arches of the Derwent Viaduct, built 1836-40 for the North Midland Railway under the auspices of George and Robert Stephenson, and now Listed Grade II*. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5432898 The bridge was widened and the new bridge built to the left when the junction at Ambergate was remodelled and improved in 1930-31 by the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.057107
Longitude
-1.482678