Crofton Track Works
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Crofton Track Works
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: Unknown
56024 heads a merry-go-round train of coal hoppers past Crofton Track Works. The crossing from which this photo was taken now has gates. On the hill in the background stands Sharlston Colliery, subsequently closed in 1993 and reduced to wasteland.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.66743
Longitude
-1.440123