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places : disused railways
added 30/10/05 Looking west along the line of the former Midland Railway at the western end of the former railway station in Castle Bytham. The bridge carries a farm track and public footpaths across the former line to Southcote on the Clipsham Road. The former track bed is private property, public access being prohibited. The line on which Castle Bytham was situated ran between Saxby and Bourne. Between Saxby and Little Bytham the line was single track and was managed by the Midland Railway. East of Little Bytham towards Bourne the line became double track and formed the western extreme of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which extended as far as Norwich and the north and east coasts of Norfolk. For a similar view, emphasising the 'private' aspect of the former line ... 
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