Farnsfield Junction
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Farnsfield Junction by Jonathan Thacker as part of the Geograph project.
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Farnsfield Junction
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 30 Jul 2010
The Southwell Trail follows former railway lines. At Farnsfield there was a junction which the Southwell Trail reproduces. In the picture the lefthand fork follows the course of the Rolleston Junction - Mansfield line which here opened in 1871, closed to passengers in 1929 and to all traffic in 1965. The righthand fork follows the course of the former LMS/LNER Joint railway from Farnsfield Junction to Ollerton. The line opened in 1931 and this section closed in 1963. It was purely a mineral railway serving two collieries and never carried passenger traffic.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.10773
Longitude
-1.036621