Bestwood: Great Northern Railway bridge near Forge Farm
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Bestwood: Great Northern Railway bridge near Forge Farm
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 13 Jul 2011
The Great Northern Leen Valley Line, built to carry coal from the Leen Valley pits, opened in 1881 and closed in 1964, having lost its passenger service (duplicated by the Midland and Great Central routes) as early as 1931. This was Bridge No 7. The trees visible through the arch, on the other side of Moor Road, are growing on the site of the Midland Railway line to Bestwood Colliery, which crossed the road there before burrowing through the high Great Northern embankment to reach the colliery. For more about the GNR at Bestwood, see Image], Image], Image] and Image]
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Image Location
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53.018387
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-1.182318