Railway and tramway at Basford
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Railway and tramway at Basford
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 21 Jun 2011
The two tracks in the foreground are the Nottingham-Mansfield-Worksop Robin Hood Line, originally built by the Midland Railway in 1848, the two beyond the green railings the NET tramway. A southbound tram has just left Basford tram stop (behind the camera - see Image]). The Mansfield stone bridge, which dates from the 1870s (it replaced a level crossing), carries Church Street over the railway, the tramway and the River Leen. Beyond it, a newer (1930s) bridge carries Western Boulevard, the ring road. The dark wooden building on the right is the former railway goods warehouse; what was the railway goods yard is now a small industrial estate. For a view from the other side of Church Street Bridge, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.980597
Longitude
-1.177371