Brotton
The young lady with the shopping pays no heed as one of the frequent freights rumbles over the railway bridge across the High Street in Brotton, North Yorkshire, in October 2009. This route saw a remarkable revival in the 1970s following the discovery of large volumes of potash at nearby Boulby, a discovery which coincided with an increasing world demand for agricultural fertilizer. The large Cleveland Potash complex at Boulby, incorporating Britain's deepest mine, opened in 1973 and potash trains now shuttle regularly between there and the specially constructed bulk terminal at Teesport.
Location: Brotton (former)
Original line: Cleveland Railway
Photographer: John Furnevel
Contact photographer: John Furnevel
Date: 13/10/2009
Image number: 31629
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