Reusing the tracks

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The photograph on this page of Reusing the tracks by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.

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Reusing the tracks

Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 28 Jul 2022

Somerton was largely cut into two parts when the railways arrived. The G.W.R. line was built from the early 1900s and a station stood close to this spot, but was finally demolished in the 1980s. Looking closely at the fencing, there are a good few old tracks being reusued.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.053186
Longitude
-2.732568