2007-08-17 20:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by MICHAEL R 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Wigan North Western to Morecambe South Junction - 36 miles with barely a kink, OR.....
Selby Swing Bridge to just short of Ferriby (just past Brough) - over 20 miles - and so straight all the way you can practically see the curvature of the Earth ! ! !
Seems like the Guiness book of Records agrees with me - only on a map it's more than 18 miles ! ! !
2007-08-17 21:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The longest stretch of straight railway line in Britain is from Gilberdyke Junction to a point just east of Selby on the Leeds to Hull Line.
It is 18 miles long
2007-08-19 07:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Peter P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The straight stretch from Tonbridge to Ashford International comes in at 40km (25 miles) on Google Earth.
2016-08-04 02:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Grant 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The longest straight stretch of track is on the line between Redhill to Tonbridge. It's about 12 miles in length.
2007-08-17 21:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rdenig is right - just look at a road map. Dead straight line for miles.
2007-08-18 11:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by ben 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋