2012
SD8610 : Curve to the west of Heywood station
taken 12 years ago, near to Heywood, Rochdale, England
Curve to the west of Heywood station
Immediately west of the station the line curves sharply left. Just out of sight on this photo is the bridge where the two tracks become one SD8610 : 15:05 to Heywood.
East Lancashire Railway (ELR)
The East Lancashire Railway is a steam preservation line , which runs along the Irwell valley from Heywood to Rawtenstall. The original line closed in 1972 and the ELR opened in 1991. The ELR is centred on Bury Bolton Street Station, which was the terminus for the Bury to Manchester line (now part of Metrolink).
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- SD8610, 135 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stephen Craven (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 26 August, 2012 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 31 August, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SD 8631 1032 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:35.3568N 2:12.4971W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)