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Blue plaque № 51332

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This steel mast was the first in Scotland of the 33,000 required from this anchor point for the electrification of the Edinburgh - London east coast main line. It was placed in position by Michael Ancram, M.P. Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment, Scottish Office, on Friday 26th April, 1985.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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