SU1871 : South along the M&SWJR trackbed, Ogbourne Maizey
near to Ogbourne Maizey, Wiltshire, Great Britain

South along the M&SWJR trackbed, Ogbourne Maizey
The old Midland and South-Western Junction Railway ran along this route between Andover in the south and Cheltenham in the north under several names. From 1923 on it became part of the Great Western Railway. It did sterling service in two world wars and then was nationalised along with nearly everything else in 1948. The line closed in 1961 and the trackbed subsequently became part of the National Cycle Network. I was fortunate to be able to travel on the railway before its demise. The journey took around three hours to travel the distance between Swindon and Southampton.
- Grid Square
- SU1871, 7 images (more nearby - lo-fi)
- Photographer
- Brian Robert Marshall (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 14 August, 2008 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 15 August, 2008
- Category
- Railway (disused) (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SU 189 710 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:26.2934N 1:43.7602W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SU 188 711 - View Direction
- South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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