The Waste Railway

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Waste Railway by Richard Webb as part of the Geograph project.

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The Waste Railway

Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 3 Feb 2020

Once an alternative bit of the East Coast Main Line, and then a reopened spur serving the Powderhall waste processing facility, this railway is now becoming overgrown. Powderhall has gone, replaced by a new incinerator and recycling centre at Monktonhall.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.957978
Longitude
-3.158286