Smedley Viaduct 1989
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Smedley Viaduct 1989
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 11 Feb 1989
A Manchester Victoria - Leeds train crosses the River Irk on Smedley Viaduct. In the background the Bury railway line crosses and a further viaduct, disused since the 1960s, links the two. Compare this scene with my photograph from the same spot in 2008.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.500537
Longitude
-2.223378