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Cruising by the railway Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/30/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This simple cache is located just outside Bromsgrove's shiny new railway station, recently refurbished to allow frequent electric trains to run into the heart of Birmingham.  The new station building is modern and spacious and accessible.

Bromsgrove's railway station may be on the edge of the town, rather than in its centre, but its existence is credited to a historical figure who is commemorated by this cache's location.

In 1840, William Creuze was widely acknowledged with saving the railway by keeping it running throughout winter.  Had he not, it's believed the company would have collapsed, and there would have been no station in Bromsgrove.  Sadly, months later, he died when the train he was riding on, exploded on the steep track to the north of the station known as the Lickey Incline.

William is remembered today by the footpath that bears his name, and which is home to this small magnetic, nanocache.

There is no need to enter the station or its car park.  It is a short walk to Aston Fields - a residential suburb of the town - where there are a range of well-known local independent eateries and food shops which are worth visiting if you are in the area.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nebhaq 1907

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)