Really SideTracked - Cold Norton Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/23/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A series of 3 related caches commemorating the "lost" Woodham Ferrers to Maldon Branch line.

The Woodham Ferrers to Maldon line was a single tracked branch line open in 1889 connecting Stow St Mary, Cold Norton, Barons Lane Halt, and Maldon West to the existing Witham to Maldon line which had opened in 1846.
Although single tracked throughout from what I can tell there was a least one passing loop at Cold Norton and a siding at Barons Lane Halt.
The line cannot have been very busy or profitable since the passenger service was withdrawn in September 1939 at the commencement of WW2 and the goods service ceased in April 1953.

All that was Cold Norton station and yard has been obliterated under the housing development to the north of the bridge and it is hard to imagine where it was sited exactly.
It is however possible to trace the line of the old railway from Cold Norton church to Stow Maries and the Stow St Mary Nature reserve.

A photo of the station can be found at (visit link)

Extreme stealth will be required when retrieving this cache.
As always you need to bring your writing implement of choice.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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