Bledlow: Sandpit Lane disused level crossing
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Bledlow: Sandpit Lane disused level crossing
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 30 Mar 2008
The former Princes Risborough to Oxford railway line crossed Sandpit Lane at this point. The railway was opened in 1863, but the through route was closed in 1967, leaving open only the section, including this level crossing, from the junction with the Watlington branch line to Thame to serve the oil depot there. In 1991 that section was closed and the track subsequently lifted, apart from a few odd places, this level crossing site being one of them. The former Bledlow station is immediately to the left.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.727557
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-0.877862