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Alter Bahndamm

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alter Bahndamm
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Der alte Bahndamm auf dem Weg in die Talaue schloss ab 1882 den damaligen Braunkohletagebau Maria Theresia auf der rechten Wurmseite an die Hauptstrecke nach Herzogenrath an.

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50.858877, 6.093496

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50°51'32.0"N 6°05'36.6"E

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32U 295451 5638157

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