Wood Lane bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wood Lane bridge by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Wood Lane bridge
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 18 Jan 2009
This carried the former Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension, running from Colwick via the north of Nottingham and Ilkeston to reach Derby by a very roundabout route. The residual passenger service disappeared in the wake of Beeching, but the line remained to serve Gedling Colliery until around 1990. It was later used for a limited amount of colliery waste removal, and the track remains in situ. The formation has been tentatively earmarked for extensions to the Nottingham tram system, as substantial housing development is planned for the former colliery site.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.975259
Longitude
-1.074864