site of Wath marshalling yard (Brampton Bierlow)

United Kingdom / England / Wath upon Dearne / Brampton Bierlow
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Wath marshalling yard, also known as Wath concentration yard, was a large railway marshalling yard specifically designed for the concentration of coal traffic. It was set at the heart of the South Yorkshire Coalfield, at Wath-upon-Dearne, approximately halfway between Barnsley and Doncaster, in the United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and closed in 1988.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wath_marshalling_yard
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Coordinates:   53°30'40"N   1°21'17"W
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