Looking 'up' (towards Totton) from Marchwood level crossing
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Looking 'up' (towards Totton) from Marchwood level crossing
Image: © John Lucas Taken: 4 Jul 2023
The spur branching to the right is a catch line ending in a sand trap, presumably to catch runaway oil trains in the days that they were running. There is also a catch point on the loop line.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.889481
Longitude
-1.456715