The East Coast Main Line seen from Holmegreen Level Crossing

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The photograph on this page of The East Coast Main Line seen from Holmegreen Level Crossing by Marathon as part of the Geograph project.

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The East Coast Main Line seen from Holmegreen Level Crossing

Image: © Marathon Taken: 24 Jun 2017

Holmegreen Level Crossing is at the end of a track called Sheep Walk which is a cul-de-sac off Langford Road. The gates are hand operated by the user and a green light indicates it is safe to cross quickly over the East Coast Main Line. There are also separate pedestrian gates. There are four tracks - the nearest one being the up slow, then the up fast, the down fast and the down slow furthest from the camera. The next station in this direction is Biggleswade. This is in the middle of a very long straight so trains coming through can reach their full speed of 140 mph. Beyond the crossing to the right is a network of footpaths to the south of Biggleswade and west of the A1.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.06984
Longitude
-0.261632