SU1871 : South along the M&SWJR trackbed, Ogbourne Maizey

near to Ogbourne Maizey, Wiltshire, Great Britain

South along the M&SWJR trackbed, Ogbourne Maizey
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.
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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
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 189 710 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:26.2934N 1:43.7602W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 188 711
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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