Trans Pennine Trail, Lymm
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Trans Pennine Trail, Lymm
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 11 Aug 2019
Closed to passengers in 1962, the railway continued as a freight line until 1985. Now a rails to trails conversion giving a traffic free route between Warrington and Altrincham. The closure was probably precipitated by the need to renovate the Latchford Viaduct. At that time one of the Stupid's big ideas was an ideological loathing of railways. Even the Forth Bridge (same engineers, Arrols) was considered for closure.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.383162
Longitude
-2.489313