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The line from Leicester Belgrave Road to the GN LNW joint through the vale of Belvoir. Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowesby_railway_station Last passenger use would have been summer extras to Skeggie and Mablethorpe, but quite slowly. I seem to recall reading somewhere that due to the condition of the track there was a speed limit of about 30mph for most of the line to Bottesford. Freight may have lasted a bit longer, I have a book somewhere with a mention in.

The plan for the GC bridge has now been changed to single span and should be going in later this year. This will allow a better alignment of the approach embankments and also reduce future maintenance laibilities, no central pier required. The total raised so far is, I believe £705,000, why not make a donation? This information from the most recent issue of Main Line the GC house magazine. The NNR restrictions more to with the local council than Network Rail, I should reckon. I suspect that they probably insisted on a fully signalled crossing, but would then not want the High St closing off t

The tunnel mouth and wing walls of Victoria St tunnel are still in place, and pretty much unchanged behind the wall at the south end of the Vic centre. There are still various bits and pieces of railway stuff in the tunnels, sleepers, keys, signal wire and the like.

The tanks are still running, around 05.40 through Midland after running round out east. Often hold up the 05.50 Skeg if a bit slow backing into the sidings at Rectory. After discharging they run forward to Grantham to run round again then head off up the East Coast main line to Newark and back to Lindsay

The line went over the road, which still dips to the lowest point where it went under the bridge. There was a large garden to the station house where the bungalow on the left is. The embankment was where the next house to the left is, which was removed when these houses were built. I seem to recall the bracket holding a gas lamp but could be wrong, I was only 10 when the station closed, even so I'd spent quite a bit of time there as a youngster. The book mentioned above is published by Book Law who can be found on Carlton Hill.

Leicester Central is on a viaduct, maybe Leicester Midland although the track layout looks back to front, certainly from a present day perspective. The DMU also gives me doubts, I think it's a Metro Cammell unit, later class 101, few if any were allocated to this area. I'm more inclined to think somewhere in the north west.

As I recall, Bonser's moved out after the takeover by Lansing Bagnall, maybe around the time of the takeover by Linde AG as found on Wikipedia. The premises were then occupied by Dyggor Gaylord who moved from Ilkeston I believe. They were in court not too long after the move over three deaths: http://www.cnplus.co.uk/08mar91-uk-plant-firm-dyggor-gaylord-is-fined-for-fatal-tyre-explosion/1677866.article#.U1qdqPldXIk There were always lots of machines stored in the works yard, one of which was brand new, some kind of large, (as in bucket big enough for a couple of cars!) front loader. I suspe

Talking about the Suburban Line, you might be interested in this: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/74756-nottinghams-new-layout/

There are a good many glaring errors and mistakes in that book, like mixing up the Great Northern, Great Central and Midland Railways and their routes. I've not read the whole book but having picked up on several errors without looking hard I wouldn't even bother reading the rest. What height would a viaduct have to be to allow even a ground level station at the Royal Centre, given that the ground drops away quite a bit to market Square to the south and also to the bottom of Mansfield Road to the north. There would have to be either a very steep incline from the meadows area to get onto a via

Motability users don't own the cars! They're not theirs to sell! It's effectively a hire contract with Motability where a persons mobility allowance is used to pay the contract, which lasts for three years. When the user is finished with the car, either because the three years are up, or they can no longer use it for some reason, it is sent to auction and the proceeds go to Motability as OWNERS of the vehicle. The up front fee can be paid to upgrade the type of car, although a good number come with no upfront fee, just the weekly payment.

If you would like to see a 3D interpretation of the area just east of Trent Lane, come along to the Nottingham Model Railway Exhibition at Harvey Hadden Sports Centre on 17th-18th March. There will be a display with two part completed baseboards from Nottingham Model Railway Societies' under construction layout. Further information here: http://www.nottingha.../exhibmain1.htm

One of two possibles. One of the tunnels under the hill between Annesley and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, My main thought is the ex Midland tunnel when it was uncovered before re-opening as Kirby Tunnel on the (now) Robin Hood line, Annesley end. I went down to it, when about half of the spoil had been removed. The 'fence' across the tunnel mouth wasn't exactly secure and I walked in as far as was then possible. The Kirkby end was still blocked, I remember the brickwork being in surprisingly good condition, with only a couple of cracks and scrapes from contact with the diggers.. I took several photo

As far as I know the Union Road bridge was in place until the station was demolished, it is shown on various videos of the last few specials just before closure of the GC as a through route, so would suspect it was removed on demolition. The route through the Vic Centre is, I believe, a right of way, and is open all year. The Broad Marsh one, I don't think is a right of way and closes on Christmas day, to prevent it becoming a right of way.

The down 'papers from Marylebone was one of the tightest timed services on the GC in the 50s and early 60s at least. It was rostered for a Leicester A3 in the 50s, and utilised their power to the full. Nobody told the crew how much a van full of newsprint weighed, just the weight of the van itself! There is a description of a run from Marylebone to Leicester in Main Line Lament by Colin Walker.There was a distinct pride in running it to time as this was how much news was distributed then. I also have a recording taken from a Peter Handford LP of a V2 on the 'papers at somewhere like Princes Ri

I remember reading about this some years ago, and found the reference to it again recently, only problem I can't remember where I read it now! The plan was a joint LMS/LNER line as a relief to the Midland and ECM lines, proposed around WW2. There were (still are?), I understand, some earthworks and bridges around Farnsfield.