Category:Harecastle diversion
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The Harecastle diversion is a new section of double-track railway line two-and-a-half miles in length passing through Bathpool Park immediately to the south of Kidsgrove town centre. The diversion was opened in 1966, and was necessitated by the restricted clearances in the three consecutive Victorian railway tunnels, thus giving insufficient headroom for the overhead electricity supply cables then being installed as part of the first major modernisation of the West Coast Main Line and its feeders. After opening of the diversion the old alignment including the three original tunnels became disused.
Media in category "Harecastle diversion"
The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
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Bathpool Park.jpg 1,278 × 750; 234 KB
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Bathpool railway 2.jpg 1,592 × 1,070; 473 KB
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Bathpool railway.jpg 1,300 × 830; 304 KB
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Freight train at Bathpool.jpg 1,188 × 696; 256 KB
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Harecastle railway tunnel.jpg 1,720 × 1,132; 640 KB
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Harecastle tunnel 3.jpg 1,728 × 1,124; 694 KB
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Harecastle tunnel 4.jpg 1,724 × 1,128; 698 KB
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Harecastle tunnel 5.jpg 1,600 × 944; 973 KB
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Multiple unit at Bathpool.jpg 1,616 × 1,062; 947 KB
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Railway works in Bathpool Park, Kidsgrove-2.jpg 1,184 × 788; 264 KB
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Railway works in Bathpool Park, Kidsgrove-3.jpg 1,190 × 764; 624 KB
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Railway works in Bathpool Park, Kidsgrove.jpg 1,143 × 608; 417 KB