Welcome to the Black Track
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Welcome to the Black Track
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 6 Dec 2017
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council has posted a long list of 'do's and don'ts' at this access point to the Black Track by the end of Selby Way. The Black Track is, in fact, a disused railway now converted to a footpath. The railway provided access to Stockingford and Ansley Hall collieries; this stretch was abandoned in November 1964 when the former closed. Presumably the Black Track name is a reference to the colour of coal - it seems likely that spilt coal dust would at one time have given the line a black appearance.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.525991
Longitude
-1.522691