Berkeley Railway Station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Berkeley Railway Station by Martin Tester as part of the Geograph project.
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Berkeley Railway Station
Image: © Martin Tester Taken: Unknown
Berkeley was the only intermediate station between Sharpness & the junction with the Bristol to Gloucester main line at Berkeley Road. It had opened in 1876 and closed to passengers in November 1964. In the background can be seen a gantry crane spanning a siding. This was used to transfer nuclear fuel rods from rail to road vehicles (& vice versa for the spent fuel rods) for use in the nearby Berkeley Nuclear Power station which had opened in 1962.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.701185
Longitude
-2.456481