Former track of the Great Northern Leen Valley Line
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Former track of the Great Northern Leen Valley Line
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 13 Jul 2011
The Great Northern Railway built this line to carry coal from the Leen Valley pits to its huge marshalling yards at Colwick, east of Nottingham. It opened in 1881, lost its passenger service in 1931 and closed completely in 1964. From Bulwell Forest to Bestwood it ran largely on a high embankment parallel to the road - now a traffic-free cycle route shaded by the trees and bushes which have grown tall since closure.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.016324
Longitude
-1.182953