York Orbital Cycle and Pedestrian Route at Haxby Road
Introduction
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York Orbital Cycle and Pedestrian Route at Haxby Road
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 5 Dec 2022
At this point the route is on the line of the Foss Islands railway branch. This was a freight only line which gave access to a large goods yard on the east side of York, with connections also to the Rowntree's cocoa factory and the city gasworks and power station. It also provided the northern connection to the Derwent Valley Light Railway, a primarily agricultural line which remained privately operated after nationalisation, closing in 1981. The Foss Islands Branch was closed to traffic in 1989.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.973026
Longitude
-1.07639