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Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: Disco Matt on February 25, 2008, 23:23:24 ---
--- Quote from: Bush Tucker Man on February 25, 2008, 22:54:51 ---
In the village where we used to live one of the oldest private (colliery) railways ran through it.
At one point the old line crosses 2 of the roads, the tracks have gone on the A-road (A642)

But they remain, complete with cobbles on the minor road into the village, it was originally a horse drawn/gravity line.
I don't have a picture at the moment, but I believe they could be a flat-head rail? (will try tomorrow, if you're interested)
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Thanks - I'm sure others wil be interested too! I keep meaning to go and see what can be found of a disused line locally, a big chunk of it is now under the main road but there's a greenlane that seems remarkably close to the old trackbed on the map...

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I called this afternoon, and got quizzical looks from the occupants of a nearby house :lol:

Click on pic to enlarge (2 images)


Sadly the bridge it went under, further up the old incline, on the Lane we used to live on is now filled in.

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