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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.

Definitely Rigley's, I have a couple of wagon repair plates found in the roadside verge just outside the gates.

Digby, New London, Speedwell and Lodge collierie's traffic was dealt with at Digby sidings, the signal box being at the Northern end of Giltbrook viaduct. The A610 north of Eastwood does indeed occupy the trackbed for a distance before turning to head for Codnor, originally the bypass finished at the B&Q roundabout, with a bridge over the trackbed, and the onward trackbed used as an internal road while the area was opencast. It looked a bit odd, travelling along the bypass which went under the road width bridges of the roundabout to have a railway width bridge just beyond, which was the

Lived in the area for nearly 35 years now, but most of the railway infrastructure had gone by the time we moved here. looked up Alf Henshaw's book to see if it could throw any light, as Bulwellbrian says there were lots of pits and Bennerley Ironworks in the area. There was a branch that dropped steeply from west of Awsworth station to the ironworks, although looking at the couple of photos the main line and branch bridges are quite close together but posssibly in the right place. The junction signal box was closed and lines lifted in May 1954. I never saw the viaduct in real life only in pi

That 'wall' could be something to do with the erstwhile Midland route, 40 bridges was too far east. The origial route to the site of Bamfords yard was along Station Road, past the station (big red dot) then turn right over a level crossing at the end of the platforms. The superimposed map clearly shows the viaduct passing over the route of the new road between the A610 island and the link road to the old Kimberley-Awsworth road, where the petrol station now stands. I was thinking about this on my way home from work and having thought it over I realised that the 'wall' isn't on the alignment o

Somewhere in the dim, distant past I have seen mention of that, not sure it is (was) Rail related at all. I have a feeling it was something industrial. If it was rail related it would have been something on the Awsworth-Derby line rather than the Kimberley-Pinxton line which went over Giltbrook viaduct (40 bridges). The petrol station on the Giltbrook-Ilkeston road is built pretty much on the line of the viaduct, indeed the firm opposite, used to deal in second hand pallets, had their address as Viaduct Works!

View PostAshley, on 04 October 2008 - 04:24 PM, said: Have put this in 1960's as that's when most vanished. I am seeking info on The Great Northern Lines in the northern suburbs to the west of Bagthorpe junction esp after the old Cinderhill Road bridge up to Kimberley Station, it's route in relation to today's roads etc, also the route of the Midland line after it's Cinderhill Rd bridge. Obviously any photos or info on where to see most welcome, thanks Great Northern in the East Midlands Vol 3 by Alfred Henshaw, published by the RCTS, has some photos and maps of the area. Available on clear

Agree that the picture is the LMS (ex MR) bridge. I have a picture taken from the other side of the bridge in the 1960's, there is what looks like a Ford Anglia, 105E, van passing underneath. I thought I remembered the GN embankment being much higher confirmed by this picture: http://www.picturethepast.org.uk/frontend.php?action=printdetails&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;NTGM008156&prevUrl= Edit: According to the linked photo it was demolished around 1979, so I must have driven under it a good few times but never remember the LMS one.

Following on from my previous reply just looked a bit further upthread and saw this picture, diesel (class 25)on the link to the GN, with, I think, the signal arms removed from the GC signals showing that it was closed. So even more certain that the 8F was taken earlier. Also another question comes to mind of the shot across Bulwell Common yard, what is the DMU doing there? I think it's one of the 'Derby Heavyweights' which became class 114, always worked the Grantham-Nottingham service and most of the Lincolnshire lines. There was no work for them north of Nottingham, unless they worked the

That was a looong time ago, I was involved with the building of that layout when our clurooms were in the back of the, then private, Bulwell Youth Club! We were turfed out when the council took over running the youth club, gave us two weeks notice if I recall correctly! Although to be fair we have had a good deal of help and support from the council since. So thinking back it's 30 or so years ago. At one of the shows we held in the Youth club before moving to Victoria leisure Centre, we and another layout were having a 'longest train' competition, I ran an 80 wagon freight behind a single Wr

Closed about 1983, due to continual break-ins, used to service the burglar alarm when it was Liptons. Same routine every time, smash the large window, in, grab a load of ciggies and away, all in less than two minutes. Heppened almost every week, some times daily, even twice the same night sometimes!! Cost them loads more in repairs than they lost, but obviously unsustainable. Council wouldn't let them fit roller shutters so they cut their losses and shut it down.