A merged view of Eastover sidings, aka Bridgwater railhead, adjacent to Bridgwater station in Somerset. Nuclear waste from Hinkley Point power station on the Somerset coast is transported to Bridgwater by road, and then by rail to Sellafield in Cumbria. The fixed gantry crane on the left is used to transfer the 50+ tonne nuclear waste flasks from lorries to trains.<br>
The 100mph speed limit applies to the northbound main line, the left-hand rail of which can just be seen in the very bottom right.
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Photo by <a href="mailto:cmckenna@sucs.org?subject=rail-photo at railfaneurope.net">Chris McKenna</a> 30/10/2006.<br>
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