Burton Salmon Railway Bridge

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The photograph on this page of Burton Salmon Railway Bridge by Phil Marshall as part of the Geograph project.

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Burton Salmon Railway Bridge

Image: © Phil Marshall Taken: 7 Oct 2018

On the original 1839 York & North Midland Railway Burton Salmon station had platforms on either side of the far tracks. I think the original entrance for the Leeds line was through the bricked up area between the pillars. The second bridge was added when the line to Knottingley was opened in 1850.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.744924
Longitude
-1.260475