Woodley Junction
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Woodley Junction by Peter Whatley as part of the Geograph project.
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Woodley Junction
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 24 Mar 1989
Hard to believe that this was once a major junction, with frequent freight traffic as late as the 1970s over the right hand route, especially coal from Yorkshire to Fiddlers Ferry electricity generating station.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.428173
Longitude
-2.09357