Severn Valley Railway - preparing to take the strain
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The photograph on this page of Severn Valley Railway - preparing to take the strain by Chris Allen as part of the Geograph project.
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Severn Valley Railway - preparing to take the strain
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 Mar 2022
The chain strop is just being placed around the stump of an old signal post ready for a vertical extraction. There was a surprising amount buried in the ground. A chain saw had been used to cut a ledge in the stump for the chain to bite on.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.374275
Longitude
-2.302254