Earthwork for the Brechin Avoiding Railway
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Earthwork for the Brechin Avoiding Railway
Image: © Tim Glover Taken: 10 Jun 2007
This was opened by the Caledonian Railway in 1895 to avoid trains between Forfar and Bridge of Dun having to reverse at Brechin. The line was lifted in 1917.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.729504
Longitude
-2.634569