Travelling by Mangotsfield Station
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Travelling by Mangotsfield Station
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 24 Jun 2021
The Midland Railway built lines in this part of Bristol from 1845, based on earlier horse-drawn coal trams from 1828. The station became an important junction between two lines to Bath and the Midlands, but never really achieved great success. It finally closed in 1966 under the Beeching axe. Today the trackbed and platforms are used by less polluting and slower traffic.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.475393
Longitude
-2.483451