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« on: December 28, 2016, 14:14:51 »
A relatively easy one for you.....
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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2016, 15:49:33 »
Mining tramway?  Cornwall??

Not Taunton, though.  Tongue
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2016, 16:41:15 »
My wild guess is somewhere on the old Wenford Bridge line in Cornwall
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« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2016, 16:54:37 »
Looks like a wider gauge.
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« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2016, 16:56:24 »
The lovely little dog in the foreground is useful in giving some scale, I agree - but I'm still struggling.  Roll Eyes
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2016, 17:01:52 »
Careful - it could be a Westie x Great Dane specifically to throw you off the scent...  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2016, 17:07:55 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on December 28, 2016, 15:49:33
Mining tramway?  Cornwall??

Not Taunton, though.  Tongue

Correct, in that it is not Taunton  Grin

Quote from: rogerw on December 28, 2016, 16:41:15
My wild guess is somewhere on the old Wenford Bridge line in Cornwall

No, not in Cornwall - slightly nearer Taunton, but still to the south of that small town  Cheesy Grin

Quote from: richwarwicker on December 28, 2016, 16:54:37
Looks like a wider gauge.
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The lovely little dog in the foreground is useful in giving some scale, I agree - but I'm still struggling.  Roll Eyes

I thought it a wider gauge to start with, but can assure you it is standard gauge. And little Lucy is pure Westie  Smiley

If it helps.... although the track is perfectly preserved, it last saw rail traffic in 1967.

The view in the other direction.....
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« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2016, 17:22:59 »
Somewhere between Trusham and Chuldleigh on the Teign Valley Line (but a bit puzzled by what looks like a weigh bridge on a running line!)

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The Teign Valley line may have a role to play in the future, as an alternative to the Devon's main line route along the Dawlish coastline which is vulnerable to stormy seas. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE▸ (Campaign to Protect Rural England)) put together a feasibility study. Some of the old infrastructure is still in place - six of the 21 miles of track remained in 2009.
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« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2016, 17:52:41 »
Quote from: grahame on December 28, 2016, 17:22:59
Somewhere between Trusham and Chuldleigh on the Teign Valley Line (but a bit puzzled by what looks like a weigh bridge on a running line!)

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The Teign Valley line may have a role to play in the future, as an alternative to the Devon's main line route along the Dawlish coastline which is vulnerable to stormy seas. The Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE▸ (Campaign to Protect Rural England)) put together a feasibility study. Some of the old infrastructure is still in place - six of the 21 miles of track remained in 2009.

As much as I'd like to see the track on the Teign Valley line perfectly preserved, sadly this location is slightly nearer Taunton than the Teign Valley .
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« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2016, 18:18:12 »
Is it the Tiverton branch?
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« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2016, 18:43:33 »
The Siding to Silverton Mill, perchance
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« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2016, 18:48:00 »
Quote from: richwarwicker on December 28, 2016, 18:18:12
Is it the Tiverton branch?

No.

Quote from: bradshaw on December 28, 2016, 18:43:33
The Siding to Silverton Mill, perchance

Spot on!
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« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2016, 18:58:42 »
Blimey!  It looked rather different in 1933: see http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw041144   Shocked
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« Reply #13 on: December 28, 2016, 19:01:39 »
Apparently, the Mill and associated siding was accorded Grade 2 Listed status. However, the Mill itself was demolished under an agreement with the National Trust to return the site to nature, but the siding still retains its Listed status today.
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