2011-05-10 51 -0
Tue 10 May 2011 in 51,-0: 51.4957903, -0.3347794 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
In the exact middle of an M4 motorway bridge, in the exact middle of a freight-only railway, near Brentford/Hanwell.
Participants
MattLondon went -- as close as was legal.
Plans
Cycle along the Grand Union Canal (Brentford Branch), walk over the lock to "Osterly Lock" (according to the OS map).
I don't drive, so I can't use the M4; the railway has no passenger trains.
Expedition
Osterley Lock looked overgrown, and there was nowhere to leave my bike. I continued along the canal to Trumpers Way, locked my bike to a fence and crossed the railway via the footpath. It was easy to follow the little-used path near the edge of the railway towards the motorway.
Photos
Standing against the railway fence. The point is under the bridge. @51.4961,-.3353
Trespassing on the seemingly little-used railway could have been fatal (the tiny red and white sign means "No clearance") @51.5209,-.2820
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