Arnold Road: where Derby trains once crossed
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Arnold Road: where Derby trains once crossed by John Sutton as part of the Geograph project.
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Arnold Road: where Derby trains once crossed
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 21 Jun 2011
This grassy knoll, in a children's play area, is on the reclaimed and landscaped site of Bagthorpe West Curve, which led Great Northern Derby-bound trains from Bagthorpe Junction to Basford North, then west through Kimberley and Ilkeston. Carriage sidings, where spare coaches were stabled, were to the right and behind the camera and the Great Central main line from Nottingham Victoria to Sheffield and Manchester a little further to the right. The GNR's lattice bridge across Arnold Road (which is behind the line of bushes) was where the trees in the centre are, and beyond it the line curved to the left behind where the industrial unit now stands to Basford East Junction, subject of Ben Brooksbank's Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.989124
Longitude
-1.175422