West from Woodyard Lane railway bridge
Introduction
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West from Woodyard Lane railway bridge
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 22 Jun 2011
The line from Radford Junction to Trowell, on the Erewash Valley Line, was built as a short cut for trains to and from the north, avoiding the bottleneck at Toton; it also served Wollaton Colliery, beyond the trees, whose site has long been cleared. Fifty or more years ago this was an exciting place for trainspotters as expresses passed at some speed and were usually pulled by Jubilee Class engines with big brass nameplates, such as Nottingham's "Travancore" or "Hong Kong".
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Image Location
Latitude
52.960338
Longitude
-1.212294