Railway to the West Country, Royal Wootton Bassett
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Railway to the West Country, Royal Wootton Bassett
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 15 Sep 2018
This is Isambard Kingdom Brunel's signature railway running from London Paddington, behind the viewpoint, to Bristol. The line is due to be electrified and has much of the infrastructure in place for that but, at the time this photo was taken, the system had not been connected to the power supply.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.534251
Longitude
-1.898024