Freight train on the Doncaster Avoiding Line
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Freight train on the Doncaster Avoiding Line
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 23 Sep 2023
The line, 3 miles 22 chains long from Hexthorpe to Bentley, was built by the Great Central Railway in 1908-10 in preparation for the opening of Immingham Dock in 1912, and its purpose was to take slower freight trains to/from Humberside over the LNER's East Coast main line rather than go through Doncaster station. It still fulfils that purpose (though traffic is lighter since the demise of the coal industry), and has never been used for regular passenger services. Source: https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/11656853
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Image Location
Latitude
53.525808
Longitude
-1.155233